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Giovanni Maria Viani (1636–1700) was an Italian painter of the
Biografia universale antica e moderna ossia Storia per alfabeto della vita
page 398. He directed a school at Bologna rivaling that of
Giovanni Maria Viani (1636–1700) was an Italian painter of the Baroque
The Baroque ( , , ) is a Western Style (visual arts), style of Baroque architecture, architecture, Baroque music, music, Baroque dance, dance, Baroque painting, painting, Baroque sculpture, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from ...
period, active in Bologna
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Biography
Along withLorenzo Pasinelli
Lorenzo Pasinelli (September 4, 1629 – March 4, 1700) was an Italian painter active mainly in Bologna during the late Baroque period.
He was born in Bologna, and initially trained in the studio of Simone Cantarini. He then pursued studies in R ...
, he trained under Flaminio Torre
Flaminio Torri) was an Italian Baroque painter of the Bolognese School, active during the Baroque period.
He was a pupil of Guido Reni, Giacomo Cavedone, and Simone Cantarini. He was also called ''Degli Ancinelli'', and painted for churches in ...
. Among Giovanni's pupils was his son, Domenico
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* Domenico Auria, Italian a ...
(1668–1711), Giovanni Girolamo Bonesi, and Odoardo Perini
Odoardo Perini (5 April 1671 – 29 December 1757) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active in Verona.
Biography
He first apprenticed with Andrea Voltolino. He then trained in Bologna under Giovanni Maria Viani. He painted a s ...
. Another pupil was Pier Francesco Cavazza.page 398. He directed a school at Bologna rivaling that of
Carlo Cignani
Carlo Cignani (; 15 May 1628 – 8 September 1719) was an Italian painter. His innovative style referred to as his 'new manner' introduced a reflective, intimate mood of painting and presaged the later pictures of Guido Reni and Guercino, as well ...
. He painted many pictures for the public buildings of Bologna, among them an ''Annunciation'' in San Giuseppe (Sposo) ; and at the Basilica of the Servi, he painted a ''Glory of St Filippo Benizi'' and the ''Coronation of the Virgin''.
Among his etchings are:
*''Christ crowned with Thorns'' & ''St Francis with Infant Jesus in his arms'' after Annibale Carracci
Annibale Carracci ( , , ; November 3, 1560 – July 15, 1609) was an Italian painter and instructor, active in Bologna and later in Rome. Along with his brother Agostino Carracci, Agostino and cousin Ludovico Carracci, Ludovico (with whom the Ca ...
*''Dido'' and ''War'' after Ludovico Carracci
Ludovico (or Lodovico) Carracci ( , , ; 21 April 1555 – 13 November 1619) was an Italian early-Baroque painter, etcher, and printmaker from Bologna. His works are characterized by a strong mood invoked by broad gestures and flickering li ...
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References
* * 1636 births 1700 deaths 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Bologna Italian Baroque painters {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub