Paolo Farinati
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Paolo Farinati was an Italian painter
of the Mannerist style, active in mainly in his native Verona
, but also in Mantua
and Venice
.
He may have ancestors among Florentine stock to which belonged the Ghibelline leader Farinata degli Uberti
, celebrated in Dante
's Divina Commedia. He was a contemporary of the prominent artist of Verona, Paolo Veronese
. He was succeeded by other members of the Cagliari
family, of whom most or all were outlived by Farinato. He was instructed, according to Giorgio Vasari
, by his father and by the Veronese Niccolò Giolfino
, and probably by Antonio Badile
and Domenico del Riccio (Brusasorci). His first major work was an altarpiece for the duomo di Mantua.
Proceeding to Mantua
, he formed his initial style partly on the influence of Giulio Romano
. Vasari praised his thronged compositions and merit of draughtsmanship. His works are to be found not only in Venice and principally in Verona, but also in Padua
and other towns belonging or adjacent to the Venetian territory. Later, he accommodated to a style similar to that of Paolo Veronese
.
He was a prosperous and light-hearted man, and continually progressed in his art, passing from a comparatively dry manner into a larger and bolder one, with much attraction of drapery and of landscape. The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes, painted in the church of S. Giorgio in Verona, is accounted his masterpiece, executed at the advanced age of seventy-nine, and crowded with fitures. A Last Supper was painted by him in Santa Maria in Organo
; also in this church, he painted a Michael expelling Lucifer and Massacre of the Innocents. In Piacenza
is a St Sixtus; in Berlin
a Presentation in the Temple; and in the communal gallery of Verona one of his masterpieces, the Marriage of St Catherine. Farinati executed some sculptures, and various etchings of sacred and mythologic subjects. He is said to have died at the same hour as his wife. His son Orazio
was also a painter of merit.
Farinati is notable for having kept a detailed journal of his activities from 1573 until his death. His many drawings on tinted paper are particularly notable.
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
of the Mannerist style, active in mainly in his native 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...
, but also in Mantua
Mantua
Mantua is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy and capital of the province of the same name. Mantua's historic power and influence under the Gonzaga family, made it one of the main artistic, cultural and notably musical hubs of Northern Italy and the country as a whole...
and Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
.
He may have ancestors among Florentine stock to which belonged the Ghibelline leader Farinata degli Uberti
Farinata degli Uberti
Farinata degli Uberti , real name Manente degli Uberti, was an Italian aristocrat and military leader, considered by some to be a heretic, who appears in Dante Alighieri's Inferno and is mentioned in C.S...
, celebrated in Dante
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's Divina Commedia. He was a contemporary of the prominent artist of Verona, 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...
. He was succeeded by other members of the Cagliari
Cagliari
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family, of whom most or all were outlived by Farinato. He was instructed, according to Giorgio Vasari
Giorgio Vasari
Giorgio Vasari was an Italian painter, writer, historian, and architect, who is famous today for his biographies of Italian artists, considered the ideological foundation of art-historical writing.-Biography:...
, by his father and by the Veronese Niccolò Giolfino
Niccolò Giolfino
Niccolò Giolfino was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active mainly in Verona. He was a pupil of Liberale da Verona. One of his pupils was Paolo Farinato.-References:...
, and probably by Antonio Badile
Antonio Badile
Antonio Badile was an Italian painter from Verona. He trained with his uncle Francesco Badile. Along with Giovanni Francesco Caroto, Antonio is known as one of the mentors of Paolo Veronese and Giovanni Battista Zelotti; as well as his father-in-law. Badile is described as continuing the...
and Domenico del Riccio (Brusasorci). His first major work was an altarpiece for the duomo di Mantua.
Proceeding to Mantua
Mantua
Mantua is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy and capital of the province of the same name. Mantua's historic power and influence under the Gonzaga family, made it one of the main artistic, cultural and notably musical hubs of Northern Italy and the country as a whole...
, he formed his initial style partly on the influence of Giulio Romano
Giulio Romano
Giulio Romano was an Italian painter and architect. A pupil of Raphael, his stylistic deviations from high Renaissance classicism help define the 16th-century style known as Mannerism...
. Vasari praised his thronged compositions and merit of draughtsmanship. His works are to be found not only in Venice and principally in Verona, but also in Padua
Padua
Padua is a city and comune in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 212,500 . The city is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area, having...
and other towns belonging or adjacent to the Venetian territory. Later, he accommodated to a style similar to that of 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...
.
He was a prosperous and light-hearted man, and continually progressed in his art, passing from a comparatively dry manner into a larger and bolder one, with much attraction of drapery and of landscape. The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes, painted in the church of S. Giorgio in Verona, is accounted his masterpiece, executed at the advanced age of seventy-nine, and crowded with fitures. A Last Supper was painted by him in Santa Maria in Organo
Santa Maria in Organo
Santa Maria in Organo is a church in Verona, Northern Italy.-History:The church's origin dates to the 6th-8th century, at the time of the Ostrogoth and Lombard dominations in Italy. The original convent was destroyed in Napoleonic times. The church was rebuilt after an earthquake in 1117...
; also in this church, he painted a Michael expelling Lucifer and Massacre of the Innocents. In Piacenza
Piacenza
Piacenza is a city and comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Piacenza...
is a St Sixtus; in Berlin
Berlin
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a Presentation in the Temple; and in the communal gallery of Verona one of his masterpieces, the Marriage of St Catherine. Farinati executed some sculptures, and various etchings of sacred and mythologic subjects. He is said to have died at the same hour as his wife. His son Orazio
Orazio Farinati
Orazio Farinati was a late Mannerist Italian painter. He was the principal assistant to his father, the painter Paolo Farinati, and worked in Paolo's studio until 1606. His style owes much to that of his father and sometimes even directly copies it. Orazio was also active in engraving his own work...
was also a painter of merit.
Farinati is notable for having kept a detailed journal of his activities from 1573 until his death. His many drawings on tinted paper are particularly notable.