Filippo Giannetti
Filippo Giannetti or Giannetto (1630 – 1702) was an Italian painter of Naples and Sicily.
Biography[]
He was born in Savoca, near Messina.[1] He was known as Giordano de' paesisti ("the Giordano of landscape painters") for his ability to produce prolific and rapid landscapes. He initially trained with , and later with Abraham Casembrot.[2] His wife, Flavia, was the daughter of , a pupil of Domenichino. Flavia was known for portrait painting.[3]
References[]
- ^ Encyclopedia Treccani, Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 54 (2000), by Gaetano Bongiovanni.
- ^ Storia della pittura italiana esposta coi monumenti, Volume 7, by Giovanni Rosini, Pisa (1847): page 131.
- ^ Storia pittorica della Italia dal risorgimento delle belle arti, Volume 2, by Luigi Antonio Lanzi, page 333.
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