Valore And Domenico Casini
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Valore Casini (1590–1660) and Domenico Casini (active, 17th century) were two brothers, both
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painters, active in
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, mainly as portraitists in the first half of the 17th century.


History

They both trained in the studio of
Domenico Passignano Domenico Passignano (1559 – 17 May 1638), born Domenico Cresti or Crespi, was an Italian painter of a late- Renaissance or Counter-''Maniera'' (Counter-Mannerism) style that emerged in Florence towards the end of the 16th century. Biography ...
. Valore particularly was known for his portraits. His brother often completed the vestments of the featured individuals. The brother painted the portraits of Lorenzo, bishop of Fiesole, and his mother Genovessa Popoleschi found over the former's tomb in the Florentine church of Santa Maria in Campo. They painted a portrait of Antonio Susini. One of his pupils was Filippo Furini, called Pippo Sciameroni, wh was the father of Francesco Furini. Two other Italian painters with the same surname are known: Vittore Casini worked with
Giorgio Vasari Giorgio Vasari (, also , ; 30 July 1511 – 27 June 1574) was an Italian Renaissance Master, who worked as a painter, architect, engineer, writer, and historian, who is best known for his work '' The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculp ...
, while Giovanni da Varlungo, a portrait painter, was born in Florence in 1689 and died in 1748.Biografia universale antica e moderna ossia Storia per alfabeto della vita
page 227.


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