Francesco Maria Niccolò Gabburri (17 December 1675 – 1742) was a Florentine diplomat, painter, art collector, and biographer of artists.
Niccolò Gabburri | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of Cavaliere Francesco Maria Niccolò Gabburri by Giovanni Domenico Ferretti | |
| Born | 17 December 1675  Florence |
| Died | 8 May 1742 (aged 66) Florence |
| Occupation | Art collector, art historian |
Biography
editNiccolò Gabburri was a prominent broker for artists and collectors in Florence during the first half of the 18th century. He befriended Pierre-Jean Mariette[1] and Pierre Crozat. He painted various works in Rome, including the dome of Santa Rita da Cascia alle Vergini. His collection of drawings and prints was bought by William Kent in 1758, and sold in London.[2]
He served as a diplomat to Granduke Cosimo Medici III. He was named a knight of the Tuscan Order of Saint Stephen, and prince of the Accademia della Crusca and prefect of the Florentine Accademia delle Arti del Disegno starting in 1730. In Florence, he resided and presided over the decoration of the Palazzo Vivarelli Colonna.
He wrote an unpublished Vite de' pittori relating mainly biographical details of Florentine artists.
References
edit- ^ Abecedario de P.J. Mariette: et autres notes inédites de cet amateur sur les Arts et les Artistes, Volume 4, by Pierre Jean Mariette, Philippe de Chennevières, Anatole de Montaiglon; Publisher: JB Dumoulin, Quai des Agustins #13, Paris; 1857-1858; page 275.
- ^ Short biography, British Museum.
Bibliography
edit- Barbolani di Montauto, N. (2006). Edifir (ed.). Francesco Maria Niccolò Gabburri "gentiluomo intendente al pari d'ogni altro e dilettante di queste bell'arti". Vol. Il Settecento, Storia delle arti in Toscana. curated by Gregori M. e Ciardi R.P. Firenze. pp. 83–94. ISBN 978-88-7970-281-2.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Borroni Salvadori, F. (1974). Annali della Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, Classe di Lettere e Filosofia (ed.). Francesco Maria Niccolò Gabburri e gli artisti contemporanei. Vol. S. 3a, IV. Pisa. pp. 1503–1564.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Gabburri, Franceso Maria Niccolò (1719–41). Vite de' pittori (4 vols. unpublished manuscript) (in Italian). Florence: Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale.
External links
edit- Vite Di Pittori
- Perini, Giovanna (1998). "GABBURRI, Francesco Maria Niccolò". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Volume 51: Gabbiani–Gamba (in Italian). Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. ISBN 978-8-81200032-6.