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Giovanni Corsi
Giovanni Corsi ( Florence, Feb 5 of 1600 – Florence, Mar 11 of 1661) was a noble Italian Marquis, Knight, Patron, Ambassador and Senator of Florence in 1637. He was the second Marquis of Caiazzo, title he inherited after Bardo Corsi death in 1624. BACCHI, Andrea. BERTI, Federico. PEGAZZANO, DonatellaThe Patronage of Domenico Maria CorsiVolume 1, 46 pages, . 2016, Milan. PEGAZZANO, DonatellaCommittenza e collezionismo nel Cinquecento La famiglia Corsi a Firenze tra musica e scultura2010, Rivista Edifir Edizioni Firenze s.r.l., Le Voci del Museo nº. 22, Collana di Museologia e Museografia, 80 páginas, ISBN 978-88-7970-451-9 __toc__ Life Giovanni was born on Feb 5 of 1600 in Florence to Jacopo Corsi and Laura Corsini. When his father died in 1602 he was adopted by his uncle Bardo Corsi, who raised him as a son, as well as all his brothers and sisters. Both his father Jacopo and his uncle Bardo were important figures in Florentine cultural life at the end of the 16th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Balassi
Mario Balassi (1604–1667) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in Florence and Rome. Biography He was born in Florence in 1604, and dedicated himself from a young age to artistic education, first as an apprentice to Jacopo Ligozzi, a Veronese artist active in Florence. When this master died, he passed to the school of Matteo Rosselli, where he remained until the age of 18 years. Finally he became a pupil of Domenico Passignano, and accompanied this master as his collaborator to Rome to work under the papacy of Pope Urban VIII. But in Rome he also worked on his own behalf, performing a ''Noli me Tangere'' for the church of San Caio (now destroyed) and produced a copy of ''Raphael's Transfiguration'' for Don Taddeo Barberini (now found in the church of the Cappuccini): the latter was praised by Passignano and Guido Reni Guido Reni (; 4 November 1575 – 18 August 1642) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, although his works showed a classical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
