Cesare Dandini (1 October 1596– 7 February 1657) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in his native city of

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Biography

He was the older brother of the painter Vincenzo Dandini (1609–1675). His nephew,

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was a pupil of Vincenzo, and Pietro's two sons,

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and the Jesuit priest Vincenzo also worked as painters in Florence. According to the biographer

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, Cesare first worked under

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, then

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, and finally

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. He enrolled in 1621 in the Accademia del Disegno. His style has the polish and attention to draughtsmanship and design characteristic of Florentines like

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. Among his pupils were

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, the landscape painter Antonio Giusti, Giovanni Domenico Ferrucci, and Jacopo Giorgi.

Lost painting found

In 2020, a lost painting by Dandini "Holy Family with the Infant St. John" was found in a church in New Rochelle, New York by Iona College Art History Professor Thomas Ruggio. The rediscovered painting is one of at least four paintings by Dandini that are connected to each other. One is in The Hermitage Museum, and another is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The fourth painting was last known to be part of a private collection in New York City.

Gallery

File:C Dandini Sagrada Familia Hermitage.jpg, File:Cesare Dandini Santa Inés.jpg, File:C Dandini Rinaldo y Armida.jpeg, File:Cesare Dandini Allegorie der Intelligenz.jpg, File:Cesare Dandini Santa Cecilia.jpg, File:Cesare Dandini, Penitent Magdalene, Oil on canvas.jpg, File:C Dandini Soldado joven con lanza col par.jpg, File:C Dandini Retrato de joven.jpeg, File:C Dandini retrato de muchacho 1630-32 col par.jpg, File:Deux braves.jpg, File:Dandini cesare-madonna col bambino e san giovannino.jpg,

References

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External links

''Italian Paintings: Florentine School''
a collection catalog containing information about the artist and their works (see pages: 212–213) 1596 births 1657 deaths 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Florence Italian Baroque painters {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub