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Giovanni di Ser Giovanni Guidi AUCTION RECORDS
1406 San Giovanni Valdarno, Italy - 1486 Florence, Italy. Known for: Christian religion and Greek mythology painting, furniture making, altar pieces.
A notary's son and younger brother of Masaccio, Giovanni di Ser Giovanni Guidi was once a mercenary soldier. In 1421 he was working in an International style painter's workshop in Florence and... Read full biography
A notary's son and younger brother of Masaccio, Giovanni di Ser Giovanni Guidi was once a mercenary soldier. In 1421 he was working in an International style painter's workshop in Florence and probably also collaborating closely with Masaccio's workshop. By Giovanni's 1430 enrollment in the Guild... Read full biography
A notary's son and younger brother of Masaccio, Giovanni di Ser Giovanni Guidi was once a mercenary soldier. In 1421 he was working in an International style painter's workshop in Florence and probably also collaborating closely with Masaccio's workshop. By Giovanni's 1430 enrollment in the Guild of Saint Luke*, he was called "Scheggia," meaning splinter, a Tuscan nickname given to individuals of slight stature or to someone who is associated with wood. Between 1436 and 1440, he collaborated on... Read full biography
A notary's son and younger brother of Masaccio, Giovanni di Ser Giovanni Guidi was once a mercenary soldier. In 1421 he was working in an International style painter's workshop in Florence and probably also collaborating closely with Masaccio's workshop. By Giovanni's 1430 enrollment in the Guild of Saint Luke*, he was called "Scheggia," meaning splinter, a Tuscan nickname given to individuals of slight stature or to someone who is associated with wood. Between 1436 and 1440, he collaborated on the intarsia", or wood-mosaic, designs for cupboards in Florence Cathedral's new sacristy. He joined the painters' guild in 1433. Giovanni's known paintings are primarily small panels intended for private devotion, mostly depicting the Virgin and... Read full biography
A notary's son and younger brother of Masaccio, Giovanni di Ser Giovanni Guidi was once a mercenary soldier. In 1421 he was working in an International style painter's workshop in Florence and probably also collaborating closely with Masaccio's workshop. By Giovanni's 1430 enrollment in the Guild of Saint Luke*, he was called "Scheggia," meaning splinter, a Tuscan nickname given to individuals of slight stature or to someone who is associated with wood. Between 1436 and 1440, he collaborated on the intarsia", or wood-mosaic, designs for cupboards in Florence Cathedral's new sacristy. He joined the painters' guild in 1433. Giovanni's known paintings are primarily small panels intended for private devotion, mostly depicting the Virgin and Child, and paintings for furniture, including paneling and strong boxes. He also painted birth salvers, including one for Lor... Read full biography
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeTriumph of Lucius Aemilius Paullus after the Battle of Pydna
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeThe slaying of Goliath: a cassone front
Giovanni di Ser Giovanni Guidi Auction: 01/25/2012 - 1/26/2012Lot: 4Subscribe or get free alerts
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