Giovanni Girolamo Bonesi
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Giovanni Girolamo Bonesi (1653–1725) was an Italian
painter of the Baroque
period. He was born in Bologna
. He was the pupil of the painter Giovanni Maria Viani
, but followed the style of Carlo Cignani
. He painted a St. Francis of Sales kneeling before the Virgin for the church of San Marino; a St. Thomas of Villanova giving Alms to the Poor for the church of San Biagio; and a Virgin and Infant Christ, with Mary Magdalene and St. Hugo for the Certosa in Bologna.
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painter of the 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...
period. He was born in Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
. He was the pupil of the painter Giovanni Maria Viani
Giovanni Maria Viani
Giovanni Maria Viani was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in Bologna.Along with Lorenzo Pasinelli, he trained under Flaminio Torre. Among Giovanni's pupils was his son, Domenico , and Giovanni Girolamo Bonesi. He directed a school at Bologna rivaling that of Carlo Cignani...
, but followed the style of Carlo Cignani
Carlo Cignani
Carlo Cignani was an Italian painter of the Bolognese and of the Forlivese school, active in the Baroque period....
. He painted a St. Francis of Sales kneeling before the Virgin for the church of San Marino; a St. Thomas of Villanova giving Alms to the Poor for the church of San Biagio; and a Virgin and Infant Christ, with Mary Magdalene and St. Hugo for the Certosa in Bologna.