Giulio Carpioni
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Italy
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painter and etcher of the early Baroque
Baroque
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era.
Born probably in Venice
Venice
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, Carpioni studied under Alessandro Varotari
Alessandro Varotari
Alessandro Varotari , also commonly known as il Padovanino, was an Italian painter of the late-mannerist and early-baroque Venetian school, best known for having mentored Pietro Liberi, Giulio Carpioni, and Bartolommeo Scaligero.-Biography:Born in Padua, hence his nickname, he was the son of the...
(il Padovanino) and was also influenced by the work of Simone Cantarini
Simone Cantarini
Simone Cantarini , also known as Simone da Pesaro, was an Italian painter and etcher of the Bolognese School of painting.Cantarini was born in Oropezza near Pesaro, then part of the Papal States....
, Carlo Saraceni
Carlo Saraceni
Carlo Saraceni was an Italian early-Baroque painter, whose reputation as a "first-class painter of the second rank" was improved with the publication of a modern monograph in 1968....
and Jean Leclerc
Jean LeClerc (painter)
Jean LeClerc was a 17th century painter from the Duchy of Lorraine. His style was Baroque, or more specifically "tenebrist". Only six authenticated paintings remain of Leclerc’s work, but numerous etchings and engravings have survived.Leclerc was born and died at Nancy. He studied with the...
. He came into contact with Lombard
Lombardy
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art after a brief visit to Bergamo
Bergamo
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in 1631. In 1638 he settled in Vicenza
Vicenza
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and executed most of his work there.
He painted history and bacchanals, and also sacred subjects of a small size, many of which are to be seen in the churches in the Venetian states. Paintings by him may be seen in the Galleries of Augsburg, Dresden, Vienna
Vienna
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, Modena, and Florence
Florence
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. He was also an etcher; his best plates being St. Anthony of Padua, Christ on the Mount of Olives, The Virgin reading, and The Virgin with Rosary. He died at Verona
Verona
Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
. Carlo Carpioni
Carlo Carpioni
Carlo Carpioni was an Italian painter. He was the son of Giulio Carpioni. He was born about the middle of the 17th century. He was educated by his father, after whose style he painted a few pictures, but he is better known by his portraits...
, his son, was also a painter.
Among his important works are the Apotheosis of the Dolfin
Dolfin
Dolfin may refer to:People:*Dolfin of Carlisle, 11th century Northumbrian magnate*Daniel and Dionigio Dolfin, last and second-to-last head of the Patriarchate of Aquileia respectively...
family (1647) and the Allegory of the Grimani
Grimani
The Grimani family were a prominent Venetian patrician family, including three Doges of Venice. They were active in trade, politics and later the ownership of theatres and opera-houses...
Family (1651), and altarpiece of Sant'Antonio da Padova, a Virgin and two saints, and a Triumph of Silenus in the Gallerie dell’Accademia
Accademia
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of Venice. He painted a series of canvases for the Oratory of San Nicola da Tolentino
Oratory of San Nicola da Tolentino
The Oratory of San Nicola da Tolentino is a small chapel like structure in Vicenza, which is notable for its excellent collection of 16-17th century paintings....
in Vicenza.
- Crucifixion (1648, AccademiaAccademiaThe Accademia is a museum gallery of pre-19th century art in Venice, northern Italy. Situated on the south bank of the Grand Canal, within the sestiere of Dorsoduro, it gives its name to one of the three bridges across the canal, the Ponte dell'Accademia, and to the boat landing station for the...
, Venice).http://www.wga.hu/html/c/carpioni/crucifix.html - Apollo and Marsyas (Private Collection).http://www.wga.hu/html/c/carpioni/marsyas.html
- Neptune Pursuing Coronis (Uffizi Gallery, FlorenceFlorenceFlorence 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....
) - Liriope bringing Narcissus before Tiresias (Private Collection) http://www.wga.hu/html/c/carpioni/crucifix.html
- Banquet of the Gods (attributed, Querini-Stampalia Gallery, Venicehttp://www.provincia.venezia.it/querini/gallery/Pages/XVII/carpioni.htm
External links
- Giulio Carpioni page in artcyclopedia.com
- The Grove Dictionary of Art
- www.artistarchive.com Catalogue listing of 14 etchings by Carpioni, with a description, image, and reference #'s (Calabi, Mazzoli, Bartsch) of each.