Giovanni Valesio
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Giovanni Luigi Valesio was an Italian
painter and, most prominently, an engraver of the early-Baroque
, active in his native city of Bologna
, and then in Rome
.
Malvasia claims he is the son of a Spanish soldier initially stationed in Reggio Calabria
. He frequented the studio of Ludovico Carracci
. After 1621, during the papacy of Gregory XV, Valesio relocated to Rome under the patronage of Lavinia Albergati, the wife of Orazio Ludovisi
, the pope's brother. He helped Ulisse Aldrovandi
in the preparation of some of his volumes of natural history. He was aided by a pupil, Giovanni Battista Coriolano
. He also engraved the funereal services in Bologna performed for the Ludovisi pope. Also known as Giovanni Valesi. He died in his mid-forties according to Malvasia.
Among his works in Bologna are a Scourging of Christ for the church of San Pietro, an Annunciation for the Mendicant, and St. Roch curing the Plague-stricken for the church of St. Roch. At Rome he painted a Religion for the monastery attached to Santa Maria sopra Minerva
. He etched several plates from his own designs, and after other masters, as well as a variety of plates for books. In these he approached the style of Agostino Carracci
. Among other prints by him of St. Michael vanquishing the Angels after Paolo Veronese
.
Italy
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painter and, most prominently, an engraver of the 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...
, active in his native city of 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,...
, and then in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
.
Malvasia claims he is the son of a Spanish soldier initially stationed in Reggio Calabria
Reggio Calabria
Reggio di Calabria , commonly known as Reggio Calabria or Reggio, is the biggest city and the most populated comune of Calabria, southern Italy, and is the capital of the Province of Reggio Calabria and seat of the Council of Calabrian government.Reggio is located on the "toe" of the Italian...
. He frequented the studio of Ludovico Carracci
Ludovico Carracci
Ludovico Carracci was an Italian, early-Baroque painter, etcher, and printmaker born in Bologna....
. After 1621, during the papacy of Gregory XV, Valesio relocated to Rome under the patronage of Lavinia Albergati, the wife of Orazio Ludovisi
Orazio Ludovisi
Orazio Ludovisi was an Italian nobleman, military commander and patrician of Bologna. During his brother's reign as Pope Gregory XV, he became Commander of the Papal Armies and Duke of Fiano and Zagarolo.-Early life:...
, the pope's brother. He helped Ulisse Aldrovandi
Ulisse Aldrovandi
Ulisse Aldrovandi was an Italian naturalist, the moving force behind Bologna's botanical garden, one of the first in Europe. Carolus Linnaeus and the comte de Buffon reckoned him the father of natural history studies...
in the preparation of some of his volumes of natural history. He was aided by a pupil, Giovanni Battista Coriolano
Giovanni Battista Coriolano
Giovanni Battista Coriolano was an Italian engraver of the Baroque period.He was almost certainly the son of the German transplant to Italy, the engraver Cristoforo Coriolano. Giovanni Battista was born and died in Bologna. He studied painting under Giovanni Luigi Valesio, but found little work...
. He also engraved the funereal services in Bologna performed for the Ludovisi pope. Also known as Giovanni Valesi. He died in his mid-forties according to Malvasia.
Among his works in Bologna are a Scourging of Christ for the church of San Pietro, an Annunciation for the Mendicant, and St. Roch curing the Plague-stricken for the church of St. Roch. At Rome he painted a Religion for the monastery attached to Santa Maria sopra Minerva
Santa Maria sopra Minerva
The Basilica of Saint Mary Above Minerva is a titular minor basilica and one of the most important churches of the Roman Catholic Dominican order in Rome, Italy. The church, located in the Piazza della Minerva in the Campus Martius region, is considered the only Gothic church in Rome. It houses...
. He etched several plates from his own designs, and after other masters, as well as a variety of plates for books. In these he approached the style of Agostino Carracci
Agostino Carracci
Agostino Carracci was an Italian painter and printmaker. He was the brother of the more famous Annibale and cousin of Lodovico Carracci....
. Among other prints by him of St. Michael vanquishing the Angels after Paolo Veronese
Paolo Veronese
Paolo Veronese was an Italian painter of the Renaissance in Venice, famous for paintings such as The Wedding at Cana and The Feast in the House of Levi...
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