Jacopo Vignali (September 5, 1592 – August 3, 1664) was an

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painter of the early

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period.

Biography

Vignali was born in Pratovecchio, near

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, and initially trained under Matteo Rosselli. He painted the ceiling fresco of the ''Love of the Fatherland'' and ''Jacob's dream'' for the

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in Florence. In 1616 he entered the

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. In the 1620s, he painted the ''Investiture of St Benedict'' for the ''Confraternità di San Benedetto Bianco''. In 1622–23 he also contributed to fresco cycles for the

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at the ''Casino Mediceo di San Marco'' in Florence, and at the Villa di Poggio Imperiale. Among his pupils were Domenico Bettini, Romolo Panfi, Alessandro Rosi, and

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1592 births 1664 deaths People from the Province of Arezzo Italian male painters 17th-century Italian painters Painters from Tuscany Italian Baroque painters {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub