Vincenzo Dandini, one of the most original and interesting painters of the Florentine seicento, was born in Florence in 1609. The young Vincenzo Dandini studied with Passignano, and Matteo Rosselli and Andrea Commodi. He was in Rome until 1636 where he was able to study under Pietro da Cortona, and where he won a prize at the Accademia di San Luca. On returning to his native city of Florence he opened a flourishing independent studio: this is demonstrated by the coveted commissions he received from the Medici, as well as the city’s leading noble families, as well as some of the most high-profile religious communities in Tuscany.

Vincenzo’s pictorial style is distinctive for its richly elegant eclecticism which demo...