Giovanni Peruzzini (1629–1694) was an Italian painter of the
Baroque.
His father,
Domenico Peruzzini
Domenico Peruzzini (October 18, 1602– active until 1672) was an Italian painter of the Baroque, active mainly in the region of Marche.
Biography
Domenico was born in Urbania to a Pesarese family of Maiolica painters. Domenico trained with Giov ...
was also a painter. Giovanni was born in
Ancona
Ancona (, also , ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region. The city is located northeast of Rome, on the Adriatic ...
, and became a pupil of
Simone Cantarini
Simone Cantarini or Simone da Pesaro, called ''il Pesarese'' (Baptized on 21 August 1612 – 15 October 1648) was an Italian painter and etcher. He is mainly known for his history paintings and portraits executed in an original style, whi ...
. In Ancona, he painted a ''Beheading of St. John'' for the Spedale and a ''Santa Teresa'' for the Carmelitani. He lived for some time in
Bologna
Bologna (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language, Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 1 ...
, where he painted a ''Descent of the Holy Ghost'' for the church of
SS. Vitale ed Agricola and a ''Santa Cecilia'' for the church of that name. He also painted for the lunettes of the Portico of the
Basilica di Santa Maria dei Servi
Santa Maria dei Servi is a Roman Catholic basilica in Bologna, Italy.
It was founded in 1346, as the church of the Servite Community of the Blessed Virgin Mary and was designed by Andrea da Faenza, a head friar and architect who also assisted A ...
. He was invited to
Turin
Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The ...
, to the court of the Savoy, who awarded him knighthood in the
Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus. He painted some frescoes in the chapel of the
Ghislieri College
The Ghislieri College (Italian: ''Collegio Ghislieri''), founded in 1567 by Pope Pius V, is the second-oldest college in Pavia and co-founder of the IUSS in Pavia as well.
History
Collegio Ghislieri is a 450-year-old Italian institution co ...
in
Pavia
Pavia (, , , ; la, Ticinum; Medieval Latin: ) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy in northern Italy, south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. It has a population of c. 73,086. The city was the cap ...
. He died 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 ...
. His sons,
Paolo and
Domenico Peruzzini the Younger, were also painters.
References
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17th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
Italian Baroque painters
Painters from Bologna
People from Ancona
1629 births
1694 deaths
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