Giacinto Brandi - Artist Info

About Giacinto Brandi

  • Biography

    Giacinto Brandi (1621 – January 19, 1691) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Rome and Naples. Born in Rome, he was part of the studio of Alessandro Algardi, a prominent sculptor who noticed that Brandi was better suited to painting.

    He joined the studio of Giovanni Giacomo Sementi. He traveled to Naples from 1638 and by 1647 had returned to Rome to work with Giovanni Lanfranco, where Brandi became friends with Mattia Preti. The two artists would later collaborate often.

    His works are well distributed among the baroque churches of Rome, including the ceiling frescoes of San Carlo al Corso (1670-1671), San Silvestro in Capite, Sant'Andrea al Quirinale, a canvas of Sant'Andrea (1650)...

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