Giovanni Battista Cecchi (1748/9 – after 1815) was an

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engraver, active in a neoclassical style in his native

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, Region of Tuscany, Italy.

Biography

Initially trained as a carpenter, an injury to his dominant right hand prompted apprenticing under Francesco Conti, and subsequently became a follower of the engraver Ferdinando Gregori. He initially dedicated himself to printed copies of major paintings, for example, a reproduction (1767) of the ''Madonna and Child'' by

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(On display at Istituto nazionale per la grafica) and a copy (1768) of the ''Mystical Marriage of St Catherine'' by

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, sculptor Vellano da Padova, painter

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, and reproductions of Habsburg-Lorraine family portraits painted by

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Other works

*''Calling of St Andrew to Apostleship'' after

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*''Martyrdom of St Laurence'' after

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*''Martyrdom of St Vitalis'' after

Federico Barrocci Federico Barocci (also written ''Barozzi'')(c. 1535 in Urbino – 1612 in Urbino) was an Italian Renaissance painter and printmaker. His original name was Federico Fiori, and he was nicknamed Il Baroccio. His work was highly esteemed and i ...

*''Stoning of St Stephen'' after

*''Entombment of Christ'' after

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*''Cataline's Conspiracy'' after Salvator Rosa

Note

Bibliography

* ''Ad vocem'' * Luigi Servolini, ''Dizionario illustrato degli incisori italiani moderni e contemporanei'', 1955, p. 185, Gorlich, editor, Milan. * Catalog of Exhibit at Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Roma. *Translated from the Italian Wikipedia entry {{DEFAULTSORT:Cecchi Giovanni Battista 1748 births Italian neoclassical painters Artists from Florence Italian engravers