Simone Balli (born c. 1580 in
Florence
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) was an Italian painter of the 17th century. He settled in
Genoa
Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the List of cities in Italy, sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian ce ...
in 1600, where he mainly painted. He trained with
Aurelio Lomi
Aurelio Lomi (29 February 1556 – 1622) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance and early- Baroque periods, active mainly in his native town of Pisa, Tuscany.
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Biography
He may have initially been trained by his father, Giovann ...
, and painted often small cabinet pieces on copper, for example for the Spinola palace in Cornigliano (Genoa). He also painted for the church of
Santa Maria delle Vigne
Santa Maria delle Vigne is a Roman Catholic basilica church in Genoa, Italy. It was built in the 10th century.
The main altar was completed in 1730 by Giacomo Antonio Ponsonelli. The church is also the final resting place of the leading early It ...
, the Carmine, and the Oratory of St. Bartholemew in Genoa.
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16th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
17th-century Italian painters
Painters from Florence
1580s births
17th-century deaths
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