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1627 Florence, Italy - 1697 Florence, Italy. Known for: Baroque style Christian religious painting, Virgin Mary and Saint figures, portraits.
Alessandro Rosi (28 December 1627 in Rovezzano, Italy– 19 April 1697 in Florence, Italy) was an Italian artist, working during the Baroque period. Rosi trained in the workshops of Jacopo Vignali and... Read full biography
Alessandro Rosi (28 December 1627 in Rovezzano, Italy– 19 April 1697 in Florence, Italy) was an Italian artist, working during the Baroque period. Rosi trained in the workshops of Jacopo Vignali and Cesare Dandini, along with other young Florentine artists such as Carlo Dolci.It seems that he... Read full biography
Alessandro Rosi (28 December 1627 in Rovezzano, Italy– 19 April 1697 in Florence, Italy) was an Italian artist, working during the Baroque period. Rosi trained in the workshops of Jacopo Vignali and Cesare Dandini, along with other young Florentine artists such as Carlo Dolci.It seems that he undertook a study trip to Rome, where he saw the work of Simon Vouet and Giovanni Lanfranco. In his early works the influence of his teacher Dandini can be seen, especially in the treatment of drapery, to... Read full biography
Alessandro Rosi (28 December 1627 in Rovezzano, Italy– 19 April 1697 in Florence, Italy) was an Italian artist, working during the Baroque period. Rosi trained in the workshops of Jacopo Vignali and Cesare Dandini, along with other young Florentine artists such as Carlo Dolci.It seems that he undertook a study trip to Rome, where he saw the work of Simon Vouet and Giovanni Lanfranco. In his early works the influence of his teacher Dandini can be seen, especially in the treatment of drapery, to which the latter always paid great attention. His biographer Baldinucci described him as having the extravagant temperament of an artist. Rosi enjoyed the patronage of some of the most important Florentine families of the time, such as the Corsini or... Read full biography
Alessandro Rosi (28 December 1627 in Rovezzano, Italy– 19 April 1697 in Florence, Italy) was an Italian artist, working during the Baroque period. Rosi trained in the workshops of Jacopo Vignali and Cesare Dandini, along with other young Florentine artists such as Carlo Dolci.It seems that he undertook a study trip to Rome, where he saw the work of Simon Vouet and Giovanni Lanfranco. In his early works the influence of his teacher Dandini can be seen, especially in the treatment of drapery, to which the latter always paid great attention. His biographer Baldinucci described him as having the extravagant temperament of an artist. Rosi enjoyed the patronage of some of the most important Florentine families of the time, such as the Corsini or Rinuccini families, for which he undertook large decorative projects. He also made a series of ten designs for tapestri... Read full biography
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Alessandro Rosi (28 December 1627 in Rovezzano, Italy– 19 April 1697 in Florence, Italy) was an Italian artist, working during the Baroque period.
Rosi trained in the workshops of Jacopo Vignali and Cesare Dandini, along with other young Florentine artists such as Carlo Dolci.It seems that he undertook a study trip to Rome, where he saw the work of Simon Vouet and Giovanni Lanfranco.
In his early works the influence of his teacher Dandini can be seen, especially in the treatment of drapery, to which the latter always paid great attention. His biographer Baldinucci described him as having the extravagant temperament of an artist.
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