Francesco Nasini (
Piancastagnaio
Piancastagnaio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southeast of Florence and about southeast of Siena.
It is located on the Monte Amiata slopes.
The main attractions include t ...
, either 1611 or 1621–
Castel del Piano
Castel del Piano is a town and '' comune'' (municipality) of Province of Grosseto in the Tuscany, central Italy.
History
The area of Castel del Piano is known to have been inhabited in prehistoric times, but the town itself is mentioned for ...
, 1695) was an Italian painter of the
Baroque period, active mainly in towns outside of
Siena
Siena ( , ; lat, Sena Iulia) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena.
The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centur ...
, Italy.
Francesco was the progenitor of a pedigree of painters. He had a brother, Antonio Annibale Nasini. Most famous of all the family was his son
Giuseppe Nicola Nasini (1664-1736), who traveled to Rome and had widespread patronage. Francesco was also the father of
Antonio Nasini
Francesco Nasini (Piancastagnaio, either 1611 or 1621– Castel del Piano, 1695) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in towns outside of Siena, Italy.
Francesco was the progenitor of a pedigree of painters. He had a brothe ...
(1631-1716), who like his father, was mainly active near Siena. Finally,
Apollonio Nasini
Giuseppe Nicola Nasini (January 25, 1657– July 3, 1736) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in Rome and Tuscany.
Biography
Born in Castel del Piano, now in the Province of Grosseto, Giuseppe was the son of the painter France ...
, son of Giuseppe, was also a painter of some distinction.
Francesco was very prolific in the province of Siena. In an inventory of works of art in Siena, many works are listed by specific members of the family, or attributed to the family. For example, in the right chapel of the church of the Madonna del Rimedii, were frescoes, in poor condition, of Saints Cecilia, Agnese, Margherita, Barbara, Rocco, and Agustine (1700). In a chapel on the left, were frescoes of Saints Agatha, Lucia, Appollonia, Orsola, Anthony of Padua, and Gaetano (Cajetan). The ceiling had a ''Glory of St Anthony'' painted in 1694. In the suppressed church of St Mark linked to a suppressed monastery were frescoes of Saints John the Baptist and St Bernard Abbot, Saints Michael and Raphael Archangel, plus other frescoes in the chapels including an ''Annunciacion'', ''Visitation'', and frescoes of the Evangelists and the holy father, and Saints. In San Francesco presso
Asciano
Asciano () is a '' comune'' and hill town in the province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany. It is located at the centre of the Crete senesi between the river Ombrone and the torrent Copra, some southeast of the town of Siena by rail. ...
, there was an altarpiece of the ''Crucifixion'' completed in 1664. Francesco also painted frescoes of the ''Last Supper'' in the refectory of the convent of the Carmine.
''Artistic Guide to Siena and Its Environs''
Second edition, Societa Editrice Fiorentina, (1908), page 59. He also painted an altarpiece for the church of San Pietro alla Magione
Works
Grosseto
Grosseto () is a city and ''comune'' in the central Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of the Province of Grosseto. The city lies from the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the Maremma, at the centre of an alluvial plain on the Ombrone river.
It is ...
: Frescoes in chapel of Church of San Antonio di San Francesco.
Grotte di Castro
Grotte di Castro is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region Latium, located about northwest of Rome and about northwest of Viterbo
Viterbo (; Viterbese: ; lat-med, Viterbium) is a city and ''comune'' in ...
: Altarpiece of ''Madonna of Rosary and mysteries'', Basilica of San Giovanni Battista.
Arcidosso
Arcidosso is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region of Tuscany, located about south of Florence and about northeast of Grosseto and near the town of Montalcino.
History
The first certain documentation of ...
: Frescoes of Saints and Martyrs, Church of the Misericordia.
Castelnuovo Berardenga
Castelnuovo Berardenga is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southeast of Florence and about east of Siena. Since 1932 it has been included in the Chianti wine-production area.
The ...
: Holy Family, Church of Santi Giusto e Clemente.
Roccalbegna
Roccalbegna is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Grosseto in the Italian region Tuscany, located about south of Florence and about east of Grosseto.
History
Roccalbegna was a fief of the Aldobrandeschi in the Middle Ages; later it ...
: Chiesa dei Santi Pietro e Paolo and Collection of the Oratorio del SS. Crocifisso.
** Madonna del Carmine with Saints Cristopher and Jacob
** Crucifixion, ''Ecce Homo'', and Christ Risen.
** Madonna with child.
** St Nicolas of Bari, St Anthony of Padua, and the child Jesus
Castel del Piano
Castel del Piano is a town and '' comune'' (municipality) of Province of Grosseto in the Tuscany, central Italy.
History
The area of Castel del Piano is known to have been inhabited in prehistoric times, but the town itself is mentioned for ...
:
* Madonna of the Carmine y Ginanneschi, Church of Madonna delle Grazie.
* Discovery of the True Cross, Church of SS. Sacramento.
* Marriage of the Virgin (1664), Church of San Giuseppe.
Abbadia San Salvatore
Abbadia San Salvatore is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southeast of Florence and about southeast of Siena, in the area of Monte Amiata.
The town is named after the Abbey of ...
:
* Martyrdom of St Bartholomew.
* Life of the Virgin (1653-1659).
* Legend of King Ratchis (1652-1653).
* Nativity.
* Frescoes in rectory with brother Antonio Annibale Nasini.
Gallery
Francesco e antonio nasini, cappella di s. antonio da padova, 03, 1680-1683.JPG, Frescos in Grosseto
Grosseto () is a city and ''comune'' in the central Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of the Province of Grosseto. The city lies from the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the Maremma, at the centre of an alluvial plain on the Ombrone river.
It is ...
.
AbbadiaSSNasini.jpg, ''Martyrdom of St Bartholemew, Abbey San Salvatore.
Notes
References
*Translated, in part, from French Wikipedia entry
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External links
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1695 deaths
17th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
Painters from Siena
Italian Baroque painters
Year of birth uncertain
Fresco painters