Rutilio di Lorenzo Manetti (c. 1571 – 22 July 1639) was an Italian painter of late-

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Biography

He was influenced and/or taught by the local artists Francesco Vanni and Ventura Salimbeni. He is known to have collaborated with Raffaello Vanni, the son of Francesco. Among his masterpieces are his contributions to the Casino Mediceo, which he worked alongside Matteo Rosselli, Giovanni Lanfranco, and Cesare Dandini. One of his pupils or followers is Stefano Volpi. He is known for the following works in Siena or nearby towns: ''Story of St Catherine and Pope Gregory'' (1597;

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), ''Baptism of Christ'' (1600; church of San Giovannino in Pantaneto); a fresco cycle of the ''Story of St Roch'' (1605–1610; San Rocco alla Lupa), '' Pope Alexander I freed from prison by an Angel'' from San Giovanni Battista in Sant'Ansano in Greti; a ''Temptation of Saint Anthony'' (1620, Sant'Agostino); a ''Rest on the Flight to Egypt'' ( San Pietro alle Scale, Siena); a ''Death of Blessed Antonino Patrizi'' (

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, 1616), a ''Blessed Domenico dal Pozzo at the table'' now in the Certosa of Florence, a ''Birth of Virgin'' (1625, Church of Santa Maria dei Servi), and a painting (1628, Church of San Domenico). He painted a remarkable ''Allegory of the four seasons'' and a ''Parable of the blind men'', now in private collections. He also contributed to the Casino Mediceo. His style moved from one derived from Barocci to a more Caravaggesque manner after the first decade of the 17th century. Whether this change was mediated by local painters from Siena and Florence, or from direct visits to Rome, is unclear. Catherine of Siena writing.jpg, ''St Catherine of Siena'' Rutilio Manetti Loth y sus hijas 1620.jpg, ''Lot and His Daughters'' Rutilio Manetti - The Rest on the Flight into Egypt - WGA13919.jpg, ''The Rest on the Flight into Egypt'' Rutilio manetti, madonna col bambino, 1628 ca., 78x58 cm, collez privata.JPG, ''Madonna and Child'' Rutilio Manetti Virgen con el Niño y San Miguel arcángel col par.jpg, ''Madonna and Child with the Archangel Michael'' Rutilio Manetti - Madonna and Child with the Infant St John the Baptist and St Catherine of Siena - WGA13918.jpg, ''Madonna & Child, St John the Baptist & St Catherine of Siena'' Le nozze di canarutiliomanetti.jpg, ''The Wedding at Cana'' Battistero di siena, visitazione di rutilio manetti, in deposito da s. stefano alla lizza.JPG, ''The Visitation'' Rutilio manetti, susanna e i vecchioni.JPG, ''Susanna and the Elders''

Sources

Artnet biography from Grove encyclopedia of Art Getty ULAN entry
*The Manetti Exhibition in Siena, Charles McCorquodale. ''The Burlington Magazine''. (1978) Vol 120 (909): pages 885-889.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Manetti, Rutilio Di Lorenzo 1570s births 1639 deaths 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 17th-century Italian painters Painters from Siena Italian Mannerist painters