Domenico Passignano (1559 – 17 May 1638), born Domenico Cresti or Crespi, was an Italian painter of a late-

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or Counter-''Maniera'' ( Counter-Mannerism) style that emerged in

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towards the end of the 16th century.

Biography

Cresti was born in Passignano, currently a ''

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'' of

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about 30 km south of Florence, and was educated by the local

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monks. He started his works in the stylized Tuscan manner, working with Giovanni Battista Naldini and Girolamo Macchietti. After travelling from

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(1581–1589), he came under the influence of

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's style. He had traveled to Venice as an assistant to

Federico Zuccari Federico Zuccaro, also known as Federico Zuccari (c. 1540/1541August 6, 1609), was an Italian Mannerist painter and architect, active both in Italy and abroad. Biography Zuccaro was born at Sant'Angelo in Vado, near Urbino (Marche). His docum ...

, who had employed him previously in the completion of

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's '' The Last Judgment'' on the ceiling of the dome of Florence Cathedral. He was known to paint with great speed; however, as he used less paint in order to work quickly, most of his works have been severely damaged by time. As a result of this gift, he was nicknamed Passa Ognuno (" ePasses Everyone") – a possible play upon the name of his birthplace. In Florence, he painted frescoes of the ''Translation'' and ''Funeral of Saint Antoninus'' (1589) for the Cappella Salviati in

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and ''Preaching of John the Baptist'' (1590) for San Michele Visdomini. He painted a ''Nativity'' (1594) for

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. Other works by Passignano can be found in the church of

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(Barberini Chapel), the

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(Baptistery ceilings) and

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(altarpiece of the Chapel of the Annunciation) in Rome, San Frediano in Pisa, in the

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, and his ''Our Lady of the Jacobins'' (1630) in the

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. In addition painted famous portraits of Galileo and Michelangelo. He also painted frescoes for the Vallumbrosan Badia di Passignano in his hometown. Among his pupils were the brothers

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

, Pietro Sorri,Dizionario ragionato delle voci delle arte del disegno architettura, pittura, scultura ed industrie affini
(1888), by Giuseppe A. Boidi, page 367. and Cesare Dandini. Passignano died at Florence in 1638.

Selected works

*''Ganymede and Jupiter'', University Oklahoma Museum of Ar

*''The Allegory of Chastity''

*''Wedding Banquet of Grand Duke Ferdinand I de Medici''

*'' Bathers at San Niccolò'', 1600 File:Bathers at San Niccolo.jpg, '' Bathers at San Niccolò'', 1600 File:Domenico Cresti, il Passsignano, part of a sketch of Charity flanked by Glory and Happiness, circa 1608.jpg, Sketch of ''Charity flanked by Glory and Happiness'', circa 1608

Sources

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External links

''Orazio and Artemisia Gentileschi''
a fully digitized exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries, which contains material on Domenico Passignano (see index) {{DEFAULTSORT:Passignano, Domenico 1559 births 1636 deaths People from Tavarnelle Val di Pesa 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 17th-century Italian painters Painters from Tuscany Mannerist painters Fresco painters