Giusto Utens

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Palazzo Pitti and the Boboli Gardens , Villa La Petraia
Villa di Pratolino , Villa La Petraia
Villa di Seravezza , Villa La Petraia

Giusto Utens (*? In Brussels ; † 1609 in Carrara ), actually Iustus van Utens , was an Italian painter of Flemish origin.

Life

Little is known about his life. From around 1580 he lived in Carrara, where he married in 1588 and died in 1609. His son Domenico was also active as a painter. Utens 14 preserved lunette pictures of Medici villas are his best known work. Originally there were 17. They were painted (1599–1602) for the Villa Medici of Artimino , as a kind of inventory of the possessions of Grand Duke Ferdinando I de 'Medici . After changing locations several times, most recently in the Museo di Firenze com'era until 2010 , the lunette images are now in the Villa La Petraia .

The villas presented are the following:

  1. Villa del Trebbio described on the picture as Il Trebbio
  2. Villa Medici by Cafaggiolo described in the picture as Cafagiolo
  3. Palazzo Pitti , Giardino di Boboli and Forte Belvedere described on the picture as Belveder con Pitti
  4. Villa Medici von Castello described in the picture as Castello
  5. Villa La Petraia described on the picture as La Pretaia
  6. Villa Medici von Pratolino described in the picture as Pratolino
  7. Villa Medici L'Ambrogiana described on the picture as L'Ambrogiana
  8. Villa Medici von Lappeggi described in the picture as La Peggio
  9. Villa Medici (Poggio a Caiano) described on the picture as Poggio
  10. Villa Medici of Seravezza described in the picture as Seravezza
  11. Villa Medici La Magia described on the picture as La Magia
  12. Villa Medici von Marignolle described in the picture as Marignolle
  13. Villa Medici of Montevettolini described in the picture as Monte Veturino
  14. Villa Medici by Collesalvetti in Collesalvetti , described on the picture as Colle Salvetti

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personal data
SURNAME Utens, Giusto
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Utens, Iustus van (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian painter of Flemish origin
DATE OF BIRTH 16th Century
PLACE OF BIRTH Brussels
DATE OF DEATH 1609
Place of death Carrara