Filippo Giannetti or Giannetto (1630 – 1702) was an

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painter of Naples and Sicily.

Biography

He was born in

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, near

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. He was known as ''Giordano de' paesisti'' ("the Giordano of landscape painters") for his ability to produce prolific and rapid landscapes. He initially trained with Jacopo Caro, and later with Abraham Casembrot. His wife, Flavia, was the daughter of

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, a pupil of

Domenichino Domenico Zampieri (, ; October 21, 1581 – April 6, 1641), known by the diminutive Domenichino (, ) after his shortness, was an Italian Baroque painter of the Bolognese School of painters. Life Domenichino was born in Bologna, son of a shoem ...

. Flavia was known for portrait painting.Storia pittorica della Italia dal risorgimento delle belle arti, Volume 2
by Luigi Antonio Lanzi, page 333.

References

1630 births 1702 deaths 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Sicily Italian landscape painters {{italy-painter-stub