Francesco Albani
Francesco Albani (born August 17, 1578 in Bologna , † October 4, 1660 ibid) was an Italian painter of the Bolognese school .
Albani had the Dutchman Denys Calvaert as teachers , then Lodovico Carracci and as his childhood friend and classmate Guido Reni , who then came up against him as a rival.
Albani made around 45 altarpieces in the style of the Carracci school. Most of all, however, he liked to paint idyllic objects from ancient myths or depictions such as those given to him by the shepherd poetry of the same time, namely Torquato Tassos and Guarino Guarini . From his second, very beautiful wife, he is said to have had twelve children of such beauty that they could serve him as the most suitable models for his Venus , Galatea , Cupid and angel figures. The landscapes, which often make up an essential part of his pictures, are also full of serenity and grace. But Albani's contemporaries no longer valued this monotony as much towards the end of his life as it did before.
He is said to have taught in the Accademia degli Incamminati , a foundation of the Carraccis.
Works
- Christ and the Samaritan Woman , around 1610, oil on canvas, 263 × 179 cm (Vienna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, inv.no.GG 2698)
- The Holy Family , around 1610, oil on copper, 37.5 × 28.5 cm (private collection)
- Apollo and Daphne , around 1615/20, oil on copper, 17.5 × 35.5 cm (Paris, Musée du Louvre)
- Hermaphroditus and Salmacis , oil on copper, 14 × 31 cm (Paris, Musée du Louvre)
- Diana and Actaeon , 1617, oil on copper, 52 × 61 cm (Paris, Musée du Louvre)
- The toilet of Venus , between 1621 and 1633, oil on canvas, 202 × 252 cm (Paris, Musée du Louvre)
- The sermon of John the Baptist , around 1630/35 (Lyon, Musée des Beaux-Arts, inv.no.A 127)
- Baptism of Christ , around 1630/35 (Lyon, Musée des Beaux-Arts, inv.no.A 170)
- Galatea in the Shell Carriage , around 1635, oil on canvas, 188 × 123 cm (Dresden, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, inv. No.340)
- Diana and Actaeon with nine nymphs , around 1639, oil on panel, 74.5 × 99.5 cm (Dresden, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, inv.no.339)
- Cupid Dance , around 1640, oil on copper, 74.5 × 99 cm (Dresden, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, inv.no.337)
- The Holy Family , around 1645/50, oil on copper, 67.5 × 51 cm (Dresden, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, inv.no.346)
- Creation of Eva , around 1650/60, oil on canvas, tondo, diameter 68.5 cm (Dresden, Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, inv. No. 343)
- Annunciation , oil on copper, 62 × 47 cm (St. Petersburg, Hermitage)
literature
- Antonio Boschetto: Albani, Francesco. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 1: Aaron – Albertucci. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1960.
- Gero von Wilpert : Goethe-Lexikon (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 407). Kröner, Stuttgart 1998, ISBN 3-520-40701-9 , p. 12 (third entry).
Web links
- Literature by and about Francesco Albani in the catalog of the German National Library
- Publications as the author of to Francesco Albani in the Opac des Servizio Bibliotecario Nazionale
- Standard entry in the Servizio Bibliotecario Nazionale
- Works by Francesco Albani at Zeno.org .
- Francesco Albani in Google Arts & Culture
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Albani, Francesco |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian painter of the Bolognese school |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th August 1578 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bologna |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 4, 1660 |
| Place of death | Bologna |