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Giuliano Dami
Giuliano Dami (14 September 1683 – 5 April 1750) was the favourite and valet (''Aiutante di Camera'') of Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1723 – 1737). He is known for the "magnetic influence" he exercised on the last House of Medici, Medici List of rulers of Tuscany, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and for his relationship with him. Biography Early life Son of Angelo (Agnolo) di Vincenzo Dami and Caterina di Cristofano Ambrogi, Giuliano was of popular origins.Bruschi 1998, p. 17. He had three sisters and one brother: Maria (1685 – 1688), Maria Maddalena (1688 – 1757), Anna Maria (born 1690) and Angelo (1693 – 1737). His father died in 1693 and Giuliano was sent to a farmer in Cavalier Lenzoni's landholdings of Marignolle (Florence), being assigned to menial jobs. By 1701, at the age of 18, Giuliano was at the service of Marquis Ferdinando Capponi, as a groom. Marquis Capponi was Order of Saint Stephen, Knight of the Holy Military Order of Saint Stephen Pope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Domenico Gabbiani
Anton Domenico Gabbiani (13 February 1652 – 22 November 1726) was an Italian painter and active in a late Baroque style. Biography Born in Florence, Gabbiani first apprenticed with the Medici court portrait painter Justus Sustermans, then with the Florentine Vincenzo Dandini; subsequently moved to Rome in 1673, where he studied under the Medici-sponsored Accademia Fiorentina, led by Ciro Ferri and Ercole Ferrata. This latter tutelage and his style has led Gabbiani to be described as one of the ‘’Cortoneschi’’ or followers of Pietro da Cortona, albeit second-generation. In 1678–79, he traveled to Venice, where he worked in the studio of Sebastiano Bombelli, returning to his native Florence in 1680, where he was often patronized by Grand Prince Ferdinando, the son of the Grand Duke Cosimo III. He painted the portrait of his patron surrounded by musicians (c. 1685; Pitti Palace). He frescoed the ''Apotheosis of Cosimo il Vecchio'' in the ceiling of the Sala da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
