Filippo Giannetti or Giannetto (1630 – 1702) was an Italian painter of Naples and Sicily.
Filippo Giannetti | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1630 |
| Died | 1702 |
| Education | Jacopo Caro Abraham Casembrot |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Baroque |
| Spouse | Flavia Durand Borgognone |
Biography
editHe was born in Savoca, near Messina.[1] He was known as Giordano de' paesisti ("the Giordano of landscape painters") for his ability to produce prolific and rapid landscapes. He initially trained with Jacopo Caro, and later with Abraham Casembrot.[2] His wife, Flavia, was the daughter of Giovanni Battista Durand Borgognone, a pupil of Domenichino. Flavia was known for portrait painting.[3]
References
edit- ^ Encyclopedia Treccani, Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 54 (2000), by Gaetano Bongiovanni.
- ^ Storia della pittura italiana esposta coi monumenti, Volume 7, by Giovanni Rosini, Pisa (1847): page 131.
- ^ Storia pittorica della Italia dal risorgimento delle belle arti, Volume 2, by Luigi Antonio Lanzi, page 333.
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