Stefano Lemmi (Active 17th-century) was born near
Silano in the
Lunigiana
The Lunigiana () is a historical territory of Italy, which today falls within the provinces of Massa Carrara, Tuscany, and La Spezia, Liguria. Its borders derive from the ancient Roman settlement, later the medieval diocese of Luni, which no longe ...
and was a pupil or follower of
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 ...
in
Bologna
Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nat ...
, but painted mainly in the areas near
Carrara. He painted for the
castello Malaspina in
Fosdinovo
Fosdinovo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Massa and Carrara in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence and about northwest of Massa.
Fosdinovo borders the following municipalities: Aulla, Carrara, Cast ...
. He painted for the theater in Massa. He painted for the
Ducal Palace of Modena under commission by
Teresa Pamfilio Cybo. He painted for the church of San Francesco and other churches and monasteries in
Fivizzano
Fivizzano is a ''comune'' in the province of Massa and Carrara, Tuscany, central Italy.
History
It became part of the Republic of Florence in the 15th century thus gaining the Tuscan republic an important foothold in Lunigiana, a key region which ...
.
Memorie storiche d'illustri scrittori e di nomini insigni dell'antica e moderna Lunigiana
Volume 2, by Emanuelle Gerini; Massa 1829; page 189-182.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lemmi, Stefano
Year of birth unknown
Year of death unknown
Painters from Tuscany
17th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
Italian Baroque painters