Carlo Bononi (1569? - 1632) was an Italian

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

. From an 1876 book: ''

Giulio Cromer Giulio Cromer or Croma or Cremer (1572, Ferrara Page 621-1632) was a Germany, German-Italy, Italian painter of the Mannerism, Mannerist period, active for many years in Ferrara, Italy. From an 1876 book: ''Giulio Cromer, Carlo Bononi a pupil of ...

, Carlo Bononi a pupil of Bastaruolo, and

Alfonso Rivarola Alfonso Rivarola (1590 – January 8, 1640) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Ferrara, where he was born. He is also known as ''il Chenda'' because of an inheritance he received from someone with that name. From a ...

or Chenda, were the last artists of any eminence in Ferrara.'' Page 175

Biography

Born and active mainly in Emilia and

Ferrara Ferrara (, ; egl, Fràra ) is a city and ''comune'' in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital of the Province of Ferrara. it had 132,009 inhabitants. It is situated northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream ...

, and considered to be mainly a painter of the

School of Ferrara The School of Ferrara was a group of painters which flourished in the Duchy of Ferrara during the Renaissance. Ferrara was ruled by the Este family, well known for its patronage of the arts. Patronage was extended with the ascent of Ercole d'Este I ...

. He studied painting under Giuseppe Mazzuoli, known as ''il Bastarolo''. He knew Guercino and was eulogized by

Guido Reni Guido Reni (; 4 November 1575 – 18 August 1642) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, although his works showed a classical manner, similar to Simon Vouet, Nicolas Poussin, and Philippe de Champaigne. He painted primarily religious ...

as having a "bounty of a most honest life, a great knowledge of design, and strength in colorizing". Bononi rose to prominence in Ferrara when the painter

Scarsellino Scarsellino or Ippolito Scarsella (1550 (or 1551) – 28 October 1620) was an Italian mid-to-late sixteenth century reformist painter and one of the most important representatives of the School of Ferrara. His landscapes of both sacred and secu ...

died, and the former called to Rome. He was initially buried in Santa Maria in Vado, for which he had helped decorate the ceiling with various canvases. Among his pupils were

(il Chenda), Giovanni Battista dalla Torre, and

Camillo Berlinghieri Camillo Berlinghieri (1590 or 1605 Ticozzi – 1635) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. Born in Ferrara. He trained with Carlo Bononi. Among his paintings was a ''Gathering of the Manna'' in San Niccolo; and an ''Annunciation'' for Sant ...

. His nephew,

Leonello Bononi Lionello Bononi was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He was the nephew and pupil of Carlo Bononi Carlo Bononi (1569? - 1632) was an Italian painter. From an 1876 book: '' Giulio Cromer, Carlo Bononi a pupil of Bastaruolo, and Alfons ...

was also a painter. An important exhibition has been held at Palazzo dei Diamanti in Ferrara in Autumn 2017.

Selected works

* Second of four chapels, (

Basilica della Ghiara The Tempio della Beata Vergine della Ghiara (Temple of the Blessed Virgin of Ghiara), also known as Basilica della Madonna della Ghiara, is a church in Reggio Emilia, northern Italy. The building is the property of the ''comune'' (municipality) o ...

Reggio Emilia Reggio nell'Emilia ( egl, Rèz; la, Regium Lepidi), usually referred to as Reggio Emilia, or simply Reggio by its inhabitants, and known until 1861 as Reggio di Lombardia, is a city in northern Italy, in the Emilia-Romagna region. It has abou ...

) *''St Louis of Toulouse Praying for the end of the Plague'' (Kunsthistoriches Museum, Vienna) *''Madonna of Loreto appearing to Saints John the Evangelist, Bartholemew, and James the Great'', *''Guardian Angel'' (late 1620s, National picture gallery at Palazzo dei Diamanti, Ferrara

*''Ste Barbara'' *'' Saint Dominic in Soriano'', . *'' Saint Sebastian and the Angel '', late 1620s, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg

References

Sources

Fondazione Manodori
website. * *

External links

* Census of Ferrarese Paintings and Drawing

1569 births 1630s deaths Painters from Ferrara 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 17th-century Italian painters Renaissance painters {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub