Stefano Lemmi (active 17th-century) was an Italian painter. He was born near Silano in the

Lunigiana The Lunigiana () or Lunesana is a historical territory of Italy that 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, ...

and was a pupil or follower of

Guido Reni Guido Reni (; 4 November 1575 – 18 August 1642) was an Italian Baroque painter, although his works showed a classical manner, similar to Simon Vouet, Nicolas Poussin, and Philippe de Champaigne. He painted primarily religious works, but al ...

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, but painted mainly in the areas near

Carrara Carrara ( ; ; , ) is a town and ''comune'' in Tuscany, in central Italy, of the province of Massa and Carrara, and notable for the white or blue-grey Carrara marble, marble quarried there. It is on the Carrione River, some Boxing the compass, ...

. He painted for the

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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, Tuscany, Massa. Fosdinovo borders the following municipalities: Aulla ...

. He painted for the theater in Massa. He painted for the

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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 whi ...

. Memorie storiche d'illustri scrittori e di nomini insigni dell'antica e moderna Lunigiana
Volume 2, by Emanuelle Gerini; Massa 1829; page 189-182.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lemmi, Stefano Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Painters from Tuscany 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian Baroque painters