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Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi
Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi , 1606–80, Italian painter and architect, called Il Bolognese. He was a pupil of the Carracci and of Francesco Albani. With the exception of two years in France (1649–51), where he decorated the Mazarin Palace (now the Bibliothèque nationale) and other buildings for Cardinal Mazarin, most of his life was spent in Rome. He was employed as architect and painter by several popes. His paintings, chiefly landscapes in the manner of the Carracci, are found in the Borghese and Colonna galleries and the Quirinal, Rome; the Louvre; and in Vienna. |
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"Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-GrimaldiG.html "Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-GrimaldiG.html |
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Grimaldi, Giovanni Francesco
Grimaldi, Giovanni Francesco (b Bologna, 1606; d Rome, 28 Nov. 1680). Italian landscape painter, sometimes called Il Bolognese after his place of birth. He developed an attractive landscape style in the manner of the mature Annibale Carracci, and his work, which was popular with collectors and much engraved, helped to spread the tradition of ideal landscape in Europe. Grimaldi worked mainly in Rome, painting frescos as well as easel paintings, notably at the Villa Doria Pamphili, where he was also employed as an architect. In 1649–51 he worked in Paris.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Grimaldi, Giovanni Francesco." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Grimaldi, Giovanni Francesco." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-GrimaldiGiovanniFrancesco.html IAN CHILVERS. "Grimaldi, Giovanni Francesco." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-GrimaldiGiovanniFrancesco.html |
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Grimaldi, Giovanni Francesco
Grimaldi, Giovanni Francesco (1606–80). Italian landscape painter, born in Bologna and sometimes called Il Bolognese. He developed an attractive landscape style in the manner of the mature Annibale Carracci, and his work, which was popular with collectors and much engraved, helped to spread the tradition of ideal landscape in Europe. Grimaldi worked mainly in Rome, painting frescos as well as easel paintings, notably at the Villa Doria Pamphili, where he was also employed as an architect. In 1649–51 he worked in Paris.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Grimaldi, Giovanni Francesco." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Grimaldi, Giovanni Francesco." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-GrimaldiGiovanniFrancesco.html IAN CHILVERS. "Grimaldi, Giovanni Francesco." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-GrimaldiGiovanniFrancesco.html |
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Grimaldi, Giovanni Francesco
Grimaldi, Giovanni Francesco (1606–80). Italian painter and architect. He acted as site architect (1645–7) in the building of the Villa Doria-Pamphili, Rome, designed by Algardi, and he himself may have contributed to the design of the gardens. He probably designed the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception in the Cathedral at Tivoli (1656–9), and painted numerous decorative frescoes, e.g. at the Villa Falconieri, Frascati (1672).
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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "Grimaldi, Giovanni Francesco." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES STEVENS CURL. "Grimaldi, Giovanni Francesco." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-GrimaldiGiovanniFrancesco.html JAMES STEVENS CURL. "Grimaldi, Giovanni Francesco." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O1-GrimaldiGiovanniFrancesco.html |
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