Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi
Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi (* 1615 or 1618 in Florence ; † after 1669 ) was an Italian painter and etcher .
Live and act
Little is known about Galestruzzi's life. He was a student of Francesco Furini and in 1652 a member of the Accademia di San Luca , which owns a painting by him ( St. Madonna ). Two more pictures of him are said to be in the Palazzo Salviati in Rome .
As an etcher he was based on Stefano della Bella (1610–1664), with whom he was personally related. His technique is also compared with that of Giovanni Andrea Podestà (1608–1673). His main works include the etchings after Polidoro da Caravaggio's frieze paintings at the Palazzo Milesi in Rome, published in 1658 under the title “Opere di Polidore da Caravaggio”. Galestruzzi's most extensive and most interesting work are the gem replicas for Leonardo Agostini's work “Le gemme antiche figurate”. He has also etched the theater decorations by Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi for the opera “Il Trionfo della Pietà” and the decorations designed by Abbot Elpidio Benedetti for the funeral service of Cardinal Mazarin .
literature
- Paul Kristeller : Galestruzzi, Giovanni Battista . In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 13 : Gaab-Gibus . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1920, p. 94-95 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Filippo Titi : Descrizione delle Pitture, sculture e Architetture esposte in Roma. Rome 1763, p. 31 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Galestruzzi, Giovanni Battista |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian painter and etcher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1615 or 1618 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Florence |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1669 |