Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi
Francesco Giovanni Grimaldi (* 1606 in Bologna , † November 28, 1680 in Rome ) was an Italian architect and painter .
Life
Grimaldi, who was also called The Bolognese after his place of birth , received his first training in the environment of the Carracci family of painters, who were related to him, and then with Francesco Albani . Around 1626 he moved to Rome, where he worked as an architect for Pope Innocent X and as a painter. From 1644 to 1652 he built the Villa Doria Pamphilj together with Alessandro Algardi . In the church of Santa Maria dell'Anima there are frescoes made by him. From 1649 to 1651 he worked with Giovanni Francesco Romanelli on behalf of King Louis XIV and Cardinal Mazarin in Paris , namely for several halls of the Louvre . On his return to Rome he became head of the Accademia di San Luca there . The Popes Alexander VII and Clement IX. were also his patrons.
His scenic representations of a decorative character are characterized by noble composition, strong coloring, wide, large trees, saturated, although somewhat dark, but clear tone. In Rome there are still numerous paintings by Grimaldi in the Belvedere and Quirinal galleries, and others in the Louvre.
literature
- Anna Maria Matteucci, Rossella Areuli: Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi , Bologna, 2002, ISBN 88-491-0970-9 .
- Hugh Chisholm (Ed.): Grimaldi, Giovanni Francesco . In: Encyclopædia Britannica , Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 11th edition, 1911. Entry on Wikisource
Web links
Remarks
- ^ Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi . In: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon . 4th edition. Volume 7, Verlag des Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig / Vienna 1885–1892, p. 741.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grimaldi, Giovanni Francesco |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | The Bolognese |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian painter and architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1606 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bologna |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 28, 1680 |
| Place of death | Rome |