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Francesco Antonio Simonini BIOGRAPHY
1686 Parma - 1753 Venice, Italy. Known for: Landscape, figure painting.
Francesco Simonini was born in 1686 in Parma. He learned the craft of painting in the studio of Francesco Monti, the famous painter of battle scenes. During his stay in Florence, he was deeply... Read full biography
Francesco Simonini was born in 1686 in Parma. He learned the craft of painting in the studio of Francesco Monti, the famous painter of battle scenes. During his stay in Florence, he was deeply impressed by the work of Jacques Courtois. He also visited Rome and Bologna before settling in Venice,... Read full biography
Francesco Simonini was born in 1686 in Parma. He learned the craft of painting in the studio of Francesco Monti, the famous painter of battle scenes. During his stay in Florence, he was deeply impressed by the work of Jacques Courtois. He also visited Rome and Bologna before settling in Venice, where he worked for Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg, mercenary commander of the Venetian forces in the struggle against the Turks, and painted a great number of battle scenes involving cavalry. He... Read full biography
Francesco Simonini was born in 1686 in Parma. He learned the craft of painting in the studio of Francesco Monti, the famous painter of battle scenes. During his stay in Florence, he was deeply impressed by the work of Jacques Courtois. He also visited Rome and Bologna before settling in Venice, where he worked for Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg, mercenary commander of the Venetian forces in the struggle against the Turks, and painted a great number of battle scenes involving cavalry. He developed a distinctive style of painting, characterized by rapid brush strokes and the use of lighter colors.
Francesco Simonini was born in 1686 in Parma. He learned the craft of painting in the studio of Francesco Monti, the famous painter of battle scenes. During his stay in Florence, he was deeply impressed by the work of Jacques Courtois. He also visited Rome and Bologna before settling in Venice, where he worked for Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg, mercenary commander of the Venetian forces in the struggle against the Turks, and painted a great number of battle scenes involving cavalry. He developed a distinctive style of painting, characterized by rapid brush strokes and the use of lighter colors.
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Francesco Simonini was born in 1686 in Parma. He learned the craft of painting in the studio of Francesco Monti, the famous painter of battle scenes. During his stay in Florence, he was deeply impressed by the work of Jacques Courtois. He also visited Rome and Bologna before settling in Venice, where he worked for Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg, mercenary commander of the Venetian forces in the struggle against the Turks, and painted a great number of battle scenes involving cavalry. He developed a distinctive style of painting, characterized by rapid brush strokes and the use of lighter colors.