Giovanni Battista Paggi
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Giovanni Battista Paggi was an Italian
painter of the Late-Renaissance
and early-Baroque
.
He was born in Genoa
into the well-to-do family of his father Pellegrino. In an apparent dispute over pay, he is said to have mortally wounded a patron, and was forced to flee Genoa in 1579, and take refuge in Tuscany, in the towns of Aulla
sul Magra, then Pisa
, and finally to Florence
. He joined the Accademia e Compagnia delle Arti del Disegno
in 1568, and shared workspace in Florence with Federico Zuccari
. He returned to Genoa as early as 1590, but not permanently till 1599 under the protection of the Doria
family.
He is known as one of the followers of the style and briefly pupil of Luca Cambiasi
and the teacher of Giulio Benso
, Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
, Sinibaldo Scorza
, Domenico Fiasella
, and Giovanni Andrea Podesta. Other sources cite Scorza, Luciano Borzone
, Giulio Benso
Bernardo Castello
, Giovanni Domenico Cappellino
, and Agostino & Giovanni Battista Montanari as his pupils.
Italy
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painter of the Late-Renaissance
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
and early-Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
.
He was born in Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
into the well-to-do family of his father Pellegrino. In an apparent dispute over pay, he is said to have mortally wounded a patron, and was forced to flee Genoa in 1579, and take refuge in Tuscany, in the towns of Aulla
Aulla
-History:Traces of Roman and Etruscan civilizations found in the Church of Saint Caprisio indicate that there were settlements in Aulla long before the 8th century CE, when margrave Adalbert I of Tuscany founded a village and castle to accommodate pilgrims traveling the via Francigena. Here, at...
sul Magra, then Pisa
Pisa
Pisa is a city in Tuscany, Central Italy, on the right bank of the mouth of the River Arno on the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa...
, and finally to Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
. He joined the Accademia e Compagnia delle Arti del Disegno
Accademia delle Arti del Disegno
The Accademia delle Arti del Disegno of Florence promotes the safeguard of the works of art in Italy. Founded in 1563, it was the first academy of drawing established in Europe.- History of the Accademia :...
in 1568, and shared workspace in Florence with Federico Zuccari
Federico Zuccari
Federico Zuccari, also known as Federigo Zuccaro , was an Italian Mannerist painter and architect, active both in Italy and abroad.-Biography:Zuccari was born at Sant'Angelo in Vado, near Urbino ....
. He returned to Genoa as early as 1590, but not permanently till 1599 under the protection of the Doria
Doria
Doria, originally de Auria , meaning "the sons of Auria", and then de Oria or d'Oria, is the name of an old and extremely wealthy Genoese family who played a major role in the history of the Republic of Genoa and in Italy, from the 12th century to the 16th century.-Origins:According to legend, a...
family.
He is known as one of the followers of the style and briefly pupil of Luca Cambiasi
Luca Cambiasi
Luca Cambiasi was an Italian painter and draftsman, familiarly known as Lucchetto da Genova.-Biography:...
and the teacher of Giulio Benso
Giulio Benso
Giulio Benso was a Genovese painter of the early Baroque. He is known as one of the followers of the style of Luca Cambiasi....
, Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione was an Italian Baroque artist, painter, printmaker and draftsman, of the Genoese school. He is best known now for his elaborate engravings, and as the inventor of the printmaking technique of monotyping. He was known as Il Grechetto in Italy and in France as Le...
, Sinibaldo Scorza
Sinibaldo Scorza
Sinibaldo Scorza was an Italian painter, draughtsman and etcher.He was born into a wealthy aristocratic family from Voltaggio , his father being the Conte Scorza di Voltaggio, and he received a literary and humanist education...
, Domenico Fiasella
Domenico Fiasella
Domenico Fiasella was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, mainly active in Genoa. He was nicknamed Il Sarzana, after his birthplace.-Biography:...
, and Giovanni Andrea Podesta. Other sources cite Scorza, Luciano Borzone
Luciano Borzone
Luciano Borzone was an Italian painter of the Baroque period , active mainly in his natal city of Genoa....
, Giulio Benso
Giulio Benso
Giulio Benso was a Genovese painter of the early Baroque. He is known as one of the followers of the style of Luca Cambiasi....
Bernardo Castello
Bernardo Castello
Bernardo Castello was an Italian painter of the late-Mannerist style, active mainly in Genoa and Liguria. He is mainly known as a portrait and historical painter.-Biography:...
, Giovanni Domenico Cappellino
Giovanni Domenico Cappellino
Giovanni Domenico Cappellino was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active mainly in his natal city of Genoa. He was the pupil of the painter Giovanni Battista Paggi. At age 22, he painted a Saint Sebastian for the church of Santa Sabina. He contributed a canvas to the Oratory of San...
, and Agostino & Giovanni Battista Montanari as his pupils.
Works
- Miracle of Saint Catherine (converting two criminals) - Great Cloister of Santa Maria Novella, Firenze
- Transit of Saint Clare - Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del VastatoBasilica della Santissima Annunziata del VastatoThe Basilica della Santissima Annunziata del Vastato is a Catholic cathedral in Genoa, northern Italy; its decoration employed the major baroque studios and artists in Genoa in the 17th century....
, Genoa - Martyrdom of Saint Ursula and the virgins - Duomo, SavonaSavonaSavona is a seaport and comune in the northern Italian region of Liguria, capital of the Province of Savona, in the Riviera di Ponente on the Mediterranean Sea....
- Venus with two cupids sharpening arrows’’ - Genoa
- Madonna of the Rosary - -Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti di Genova, Genoa
- Birth of the Virgin - Lucca Cathedral
- Martyrdom of Sant'Andrea (1590) - Sant'Agostino, LoanoLoanoLoano is a comune in the Province of Savona in the Italian region Liguria, located about 60 km southwest of Genoa and about 30 km southwest of Savona...
- Annunciation -San Lorenzo, Genoa
- Venus and Cupid - Dulwich Picture GalleryDulwich Picture GalleryDulwich Picture Gallery is an art gallery in Dulwich, South London. England's first purpose-built public art gallery, it was designed by Regency architect Sir John Soane and opened to the public in 1817. Soane arranged the exhibition spaces as a series of interlinked rooms illuminated naturally...
, London - Crucifixion with Saints (1610)- Duomo of Pisa