Sassoferrato
Giovanni Battista Salvi , called Sassoferrato (* 25. August 1609 in Sassoferrato , † 8. April 1685 in Rome ) was an Italian painter of the Baroque .
Live and act
Salvi, named after his hometown, came to Rome early on to study the works of Raphael . Later he went to Naples to u. a. to study the work of Annibale Carracci and his circle (especially Guido Reni ). He worked mostly in Rome, where he died on April 8, 1685.
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He painted almost exclusively Madonnas , praying and those with the sleeping child. His pictures show an intimate and true, if feeble, sensation and are carefully painted in bright colors. Works by Sassoferrato are represented in many churches and galleries in Italy and in most collections abroad.
literature
- Essays
- Scott Nethersole and Helen Howard: Perugino, Sassoferrato and a "beautiful little work" in the National Gallery, London . In: The Burlington Magazine , Vol. 152 (2010), pp. 376-384, ISSN 0007-6287
- Francis Russell: Sassoferrato and his sources. A study of seicento allegiance . In: The Burlington Magazine , 119 : 694-700 (1977), ISSN 0007-6287
- Books
- Cecilia Prete (Ed.): Sassoferrato "pictor virginum". Novi studi e documenti per Giovan Battista Salvi . Il lavoro editoriale, Ancona 2010, ISBN 978-88-7663-461-1 .
- Massimo Pulini (ed.): Il Sassoferrato. Un preraffaellita tra i puristi del seicento . Editorial Medusa, Milan 2009, ISBN 978-88-7698-195-1 (also catalog of the exhibition of the same name, Galleria Comunale d'Arte, Cesena, March 16 to October 25, 2009)
Web links
Commons : Il Sassoferrato - collection of images, videos and audio files
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sassoferrato |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Salvi da Sassoferrato, Giovanni Battista; Salvi, Giovanni Battista |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 25, 1609 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sassoferrato |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 8, 1685 |
| Place of death | Rome |