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1547 Verona, Italy - 1632 Florence, Italy. Known for: Flora, fauna, portrait and religious painting, design.
A 17th century Florentine, Jacopo Ligozzi was one of the most productive of the artists in the 1600s in that city, and commissioned by the Medicis, he contributed many works---drawings, paintings and... Read full biography
A 17th century Florentine, Jacopo Ligozzi was one of the most productive of the artists in the 1600s in that city, and commissioned by the Medicis, he contributed many works---drawings, paintings and prints. A specialty was miniature paintings, which he titled di minio, meaning miniature to... Read full biography
A 17th century Florentine, Jacopo Ligozzi was one of the most productive of the artists in the 1600s in that city, and commissioned by the Medicis, he contributed many works---drawings, paintings and prints. A specialty was miniature paintings, which he titled di minio, meaning miniature to emphasize the importance he attached to that part of his career. He was born in Verona, Italy where his family were painters and artisans. His father was Giovanni Ermanno Ligozzi, an artist. In 1576, Jacopo... Read full biography
A 17th century Florentine, Jacopo Ligozzi was one of the most productive of the artists in the 1600s in that city, and commissioned by the Medicis, he contributed many works---drawings, paintings and prints. A specialty was miniature paintings, which he titled di minio, meaning miniature to emphasize the importance he attached to that part of his career. He was born in Verona, Italy where his family were painters and artisans. His father was Giovanni Ermanno Ligozzi, an artist. In 1576, Jacopo moved to Florence to work for the Medicis, who became his patron. He quickly made a good name for himseShortly after that Giorgio Vasari died, and Ligozzi was positioned as the Director of the Accademia del Disegno, which was the official artists'... Read full biography
A 17th century Florentine, Jacopo Ligozzi was one of the most productive of the artists in the 1600s in that city, and commissioned by the Medicis, he contributed many works---drawings, paintings and prints. A specialty was miniature paintings, which he titled di minio, meaning miniature to emphasize the importance he attached to that part of his career. He was born in Verona, Italy where his family were painters and artisans. His father was Giovanni Ermanno Ligozzi, an artist. In 1576, Jacopo moved to Florence to work for the Medicis, who became his patron. He quickly made a good name for himseShortly after that Giorgio Vasari died, and Ligozzi was positioned as the Director of the Accademia del Disegno, which was the official artists' guild that often helped plan future art-related projects. He was also designated as... Read full biography
Jacopo Ligozzi - Artist Info
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Keywords (10)
Art Method
- •Miniature Art
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Christian Religious Images: Saints, Angels, Nativity, Jesus
- •Church Decoration, Statues, Altarpieces, Frescoes
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
Art School
- •Florence Academy of Art, Italy, Student
Added Description
- •Official Royal Court Artist