Giovanni Battista Paggi
Giovanni Battista Paggi (born February 27, 1554 in Genoa ; † March 12, 1627 ibid) was an Italian art writer and painter between Mannerism and early Baroque .
Life
Coming from a patrician family , Paggi initially trained as a freelance sculptor and draftsman and then went to the workshop of Luca Cambiaso , who had a strong stylistic influence on him. In 1579 he had to leave his hometown because of a homicide committed against a Genoese nobleman.
Via Aula sul Magra and Pisa he came to Florence , where thanks to his father's influence he gained access to the grand ducal court. In Florence he dealt with the works of Giambologna , Domenico Passignano , Jacopo Chimenti (1551-1640) and Ludovico Cigoli without completely giving up his stylistic dependence on Cambiaso. As a favorite of Francesco I de 'Medici , he received numerous commissions from the Florentine nobility. In 1586 he became a member of the Florentine Accademia Fiorentina del Disegno. His workshop was in a house that belonged to Federico Zuccari .
Jealous of his success, Florentine and Genoese artists, with his fellow student Bernardo Castello (1557–1629) at the helm, filed a lawsuit against him in 1590/91 in order to obtain a legal decision prohibiting nobles from practicing the painting trade. The process was decided thanks to the legal support of his brother Gerolamo Paggi and the intercession of the Medici in Paggi's favor.
In 1599, after 20 years of exile, he was able to return to Genoa via Savona through the intercession of Archbishop Domenico Ginnasi , where the Doria family granted him protection. Paggi maintained relations with the most important scholars of his time, was with Rubens and Anthony van Dyck friends and published in 1607 theoretical writings and a collection of Malregeln.
His students in Genoa include Giulio Benso, Giovanni Andrea Biscaino, Luciano Borzone, Giovanni Battista Braccelli, Giovanni Domenico Cappellino, Castellino Castelli, Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, Domenico Fiasella, Agostino and Giovanni Battista Montanari, Giovanni Andrea Podesta and Sinibaldo Scorza .
Works (selection)
- Santa Maria Novella ( Florence ): frescoes in the Chiostro Grande “Miracle of Santa Catherine of Alexandia”
- Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato (Genoa): panel “Resurrection of Santa Clare”
- Savona Cathedral : panel “Martyrdom of Saints Ursula and the Thousand Virgins”
- Cathedral of Lucca : panels "Annunciation" (1597) and "Mary's birth"
- Chiesa Sant'Agostino (Loana): "Martyrdom of the Apostle Andrew" (1590)
- Cathedral of San Lorenz (Genoa): “Annunciation”
- Chiesa di San Giacomo (Pontedecimo): “Baptism of Christ”
- Convento di Col leviti ( Pescia ): “Archangel Michael pursues the fallen angels”
- Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti. (Genoa): “Rosary Madonna”
- Pisa Cathedral : "The Holy Cross with Saints" (1610)
- Santuario della Madonna della Pace ( Albisola Superiore ): Annunciation,
- Dulwich Picture Gallery ( London ): "Venus and Cupid"
Writings by Paggi
- Definizione e divisione della pittura Genoa 1607.
- Lo stato rustico Genoa, after 1607.
Literature on Paggi
- Giovanni Battista Paggi . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 26 : Olivier – Pieris . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1932, p. 141-142 .
- Dizionario biografico degli italiani. Edited by Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1997.
- Lexicon of Art. Volume 9, Verlag Karl Müller, Erlangen 1994, ISBN 3-86070-452-4 , p. 59.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Paggi, Giovanni Battista |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian art writer and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 27, 1554 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Genoa |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 12, 1627 |
| Place of death | Genoa |