Paolo Sarti (born in late 1700s, in
Florence
Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico an ...
) was an Italian painter.
Biography
He mainly painted frescoes, including one in the ceiling (1838) of the ''Sala degli Esperimenti'' (Hall of Experiments) in the Collegio di San Giovannino, found adjacent to the Church of
San Giovannino degli Scolopi
The church of San Giovannino degli Scolopi is a minor church in the center of Florence, located on Via Martelli corner with Via Gori.
From 1351 to 1554, the church was known as ''San Giovanni Evangelista'', since the site had a small oratory dedic ...
, Florence. The fresco depicts ''Christian religion reveals science''.
Sarti also painted the sipario (theater curtain) of the Teatro della Piazza Vecchia. He depicted ''Dante legge l'episodio di Francesca da Rimini alla corte di Guido da Polenta'' (Dante reads the episode of Francesca da Rimini before the Court of
Guido II da Polenta
Guido II da Polenta (died 1330), also known as Guido Novello, was an Italian who served as lord of Ravenna from 1316 until 1322.
The nephew of Lamberto I da Polenta, he acquired the lordship of the city after the latter's death. In 1316–1321 h ...
).
was a pupil of Sarti.
References
19th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
Painters from Florence
Fresco painters
Year of birth uncertain
19th-century Italian male artists
{{Italy-painter-stub