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Giovanni Battista Venanzi (born 1628) was an Italian painter of the
Giovanni Battista Venanzi (born 1628) was an Italian painter of the Baroque
The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...
period.
Born in Pesaro
Pesaro () is a city and ''comune'' in the Italian region of Marche, capital of the Province of Pesaro e Urbino, on the Adriatic Sea. According to the 2011 census, its population was 95,011, making it the second most populous city in the Marche, ...
, his first training was with Guido Reni
Guido Reni (; 4 November 1575 – 18 August 1642) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, although his works showed a classical manner, similar to Simon Vouet, Nicolas Poussin, and Philippe de Champaigne. He painted primarily religious ...
in Bologna, then 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, which ...
, then Benedetto Gennari
Benedetto Gennari (1563–1610) was an Italian painter of the early- Baroque period, active mainly in Ferrara and Cento.
His birthplace is poorly recorded. He adopted a style influenced by Caravaggio, and by age 19, was working in the househol ...
. He painted a ''Descent of the Holy Ghost'' for the church of Saints Gervasius and Protasius in Bologna. He painted a ''Life of San Antonio'' for the church of San Antonio at Pesaro.
References
* 1628 births 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian Baroque painters People from Pesaro Year of death unknown {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub