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Carlo Francesco Nuvolone (1608 or 1609 in
(2013) places his birth in 1608 or 1609 and gives his death date as 1 August 1661 was an Italian painter of religious subjects and portraits who was active mainly in Lombardy. He became the leading painter in Lombardy in the mid-17th century, producing works on canvas as well as frescoes.Francesco Frangi. "Nuvolone." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 7 February 2017 Because his style was perceived as close to that of Guido Reni he was nicknamed ''il Guido della Lombardia'' (the Guido of Lombardy).
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004, p. 241 In that studio he would have encountered
He later worked in Milan and its environs. During the 1650s, Nuvolone painted frescoes for the Cappella di San Michele in the
His early works showed the influence of the latest developments in Lombard painting. He had in particular adopted from Giulio Cesare Procaccini the close attention to the handling of light and shadow as well as the careful study of facial expressions. Other early influences include Daniele Crespi and 
He painted, together with his brother, a portrait of the family Nuvolone showing him at his easel surrounded by his family, including his father and brother and a few young people playing musical instruments.
Carlo Francesco Nuvolone (1608 or 1609 in Milan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
– 1661 or 1662 in Milan)The entry on Carlo Francesco Nuvolon, in: ''Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 79''(2013) places his birth in 1608 or 1609 and gives his death date as 1 August 1661 was an Italian painter of religious subjects and portraits who was active mainly in Lombardy. He became the leading painter in Lombardy in the mid-17th century, producing works on canvas as well as frescoes.Francesco Frangi. "Nuvolone." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 7 February 2017 Because his style was perceived as close to that of Guido Reni he was nicknamed ''il Guido della Lombardia'' (the Guido of Lombardy).
Life
Carlo Francesco Nuvolone was born inMilan
Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...
. His father Panfilo Nuvolone was a painter of frescoes and altarpieces, in a style still linked to late Mannerism, and of still lifes. Carlo Francesco had a brother called Giuseppe
Giuseppe is the Italian form of the given name Joseph,
from Latin Iōsēphus from Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוסף.
It is the most common name in Italy and is unique (97%) to it.
The feminine form of the name is Giuse ...
who also became a painter.
After working with his father, Carlo Francesco studied at the Accademia Ambrosiana in Milan under Giovanni Battista Crespi
Giovanni Battista Crespi (23 December 1573 – 23 October 1632), called Il Cerano, was an Italian painter, sculptor, and architect.
Biography
He was born in Romagnano Sesia, the son of a painter, Raffaele Crespi, and moved to Cerano with his ...
(''il Cerano'').Andrea Bayer (ed.), ''Painters of reality: the legacy of Leonardo and Caravaggio in Lombardy''The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004, p. 241 In that studio he would have encountered
Daniele Crespi
Daniele Crespi (159819 July 1630) was an Italian painter and draughtsman. He is regarded as one of the most original artists working in Milan in the 1620s. He broke away from the exaggerated manner of Lombard Mannerism in favour of an early B ...
and Giulio Cesare Procaccini.
He later worked in Milan and its environs. During the 1650s, Nuvolone painted frescoes for the Cappella di San Michele in the Certosa di Pavia
The Certosa di Pavia is a monastery and complex in Lombardy, Northern Italy, situated near a small town of the same name in the Province of Pavia, north of Pavia. Built in 1396–1495, it was once located on the border of a large huntin ...
and contributed to the decorations of the sacro monte (hillside shrine) at Varese, an important local pilgrimage site. He later also painted frescos at the Sacro Monte di Orta
The Sacro Monte di Orta (literally: "Sacred Mountain of Orta") is a Roman Catholic devotional complex in the comune of Orta San Giulio (Piedmont, northern Italy) on the summit of a hill known as San Nicolao, which faces the western shore of Lake ...
. His brother occasionally assisted him with his fresco work.
Among his pupils were Giuseppe Zanata, Federigo Panza
Federico or Federigo Panza (Milan, 1633 - 1703) was an Italian painter.
Biography
He trained with Carlo Francesco Panfilo in Milan, then traveled to Venice. He painted the ceiling and two large lateral altarpieces for the altar of St Joseph in the ...
, Filippo Abbiati
Filippo Abbiati (1640–1715) was an Italian painter of the early- Baroque period, active in Lombardy and Turin, together with Andrea Lanzani and Stefano Maria Legnani, he was a prominent mannerist painters from the School of Lombardy. Born in ...
, and Pietro Maggi
Pietro Maggi (Milan, circa 1680 - Milan, before 1738) was an Italian painter of the late- Baroque period.
Biography
He was influenced by Carlo Francesco Nuvolone (died 1702) but studied and worked with Filippo Abbiati. Together they painted fre ...
.Giovanni Rosini, ''Storia della pittura italiana esposta coi monumenti: Epoca quarta dai Caracci all' Appiani''], Volume 7 (1847), Presso Capurro, Pisa, p. 179
Work
Carlo Francesco Nuvolone worked as an easel painter as well as a fresco artist. His subjects were mainly religious and he realised many altarpieces and devotional works. He also left a number of portraits.
His early works showed the influence of the latest developments in Lombard painting. He had in particular adopted from Giulio Cesare Procaccini the close attention to the handling of light and shadow as well as the careful study of facial expressions. Other early influences include Daniele Crespi and Francesco Cairo
Francesco Cairo (26 September 1607 – 27 July 1665), also known as Francesco del Cairo, was an Italian Baroque painter active in Lombardy and Piedmont.
Biography
He was born and died in Milan. It is not known where he obtained his early trai ...
. His first signed and dated work, the ''Miracle of St Martha'' (1636, Venegono Inferiore, Seminario Arcivescovile) also shows the influence of Morazzone. The ''Death of Lucrezia'', executed in several versions, reveals the soft, atmospheric quality of his art, often explained by Murillo's work, although it is not clear where he would have seen Murillo's works.
His altarpieces from the 1640s, such as the ''Assumption of the Virgin'' (Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan), demonstrate his interest in Anthony van Dyck. An outstanding example from this period is ''The purification of the Virgin'' (1645, Museo Civico, Piacenza).
Nuvolone was also active as a portrait painter working in the Lombard style with its penchant for a strikingly detailed portrayal of the sitter's features and garments and a lively depiction of the play of light and shadow. These portraits also show influences from portrait painting in Genoa, which in turn was influenced by the Flemish portrait painters such as van Dyck who had resided there.
He painted, together with his brother, a portrait of the family Nuvolone showing him at his easel surrounded by his family, including his father and brother and a few young people playing musical instruments.
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