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Cosimo III de' Medici (14 August 1642 – 31 October 1723) was Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1670 until his death in 1723, the sixth and penultimate from the House of Medici. He reigned from 1670 to 1723, and was the elder son of Grand Duke Ferdinan ...
to paint large canvases of flora and fauna for the Medici Villa dell'Ambrogiana and della Topaia, now conserved in the Pitti Palace and the Museo Botanico dell'Universita.
Life and Work
Son of Nicolò, he was born in Settignano on May 15, 1648; in about 1661 he entered the workshop of
Lorenzo Lippi, where he remained until the death of the master (1665); then he joined
Onorio Marinari
Onorio Marinari (1627 – January 5, 1715) was an Italian painter and printmaker of the Baroque period, active mainly in Florence. His father, Sigismondo di Pietro Marinari, was also a painter, and he trained with his cousin, Carlo Dolci, later be ...
as his apprentice. After a trip to Rome with Cardinal
Leopoldo de' Medici
Leopoldo de' Medici (6 November 1617 – 10 November 1675) was an Italian cardinal, scholar, patron of the arts and Governor of Siena. He was the brother of Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany.
Biography
Prince Leopoldo was born at ...
, he began working for the Florentine court and aristocracy. Although his training made him suitable for figure painting, Bimbi is known almost exclusively for his activity as a painter of still lifes and portraits.
Bimbi died in Florence on 14 January 1729.
He partly was following the tradition of
Jacopo Ligozzi in documenting the botanical collections of the Medici. He was a pupil of
Lorenzo Lippi and
Onorio Marinari
Onorio Marinari (1627 – January 5, 1715) was an Italian painter and printmaker of the Baroque period, active mainly in Florence. His father, Sigismondo di Pietro Marinari, was also a painter, and he trained with his cousin, Carlo Dolci, later be ...
. Others claim he was a pupil of
Angelo Gori
Angelo is an Italian masculine given name and surname meaning "angel", or "messenger".
People People with the given name
*Angelo Accattino (born 1966), Italian prelate of the Catholic Church
*Angelo Acciaioli (bishop) (1298–1357), Italian Rom ...
.
References
National Gallery Art exhibition titled ''The Flowering of Florence; Botanical art for the Medici''
Gallery
Bartolomeo Bimbi - The Pumpkin - WGA02200.jpg, Pumpkins
Bartolomeo Bimbi - Grapes - WGA02198.jpg, Grapes
Bartolomeo Bimbi - Shells - WGA02203.jpg, Shells
Bartolomeo Bimbi - Citrus - WGA02199.jpg, Citrus
Bartolomeo Bimbi (figs).jpg, Figs
Painters from Florence
Italian still life painters
Botanical illustrators
1648 births
1729 deaths
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