Bartolomeo Bimbi

The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is painting, visual arts and still life. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are still life. Places of work recorded in the authority are Rome and Florence. Work by Bartolomeo Bimbi is recorded in the collections of Palazzo Pitti, Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery, The Tullie, Botanical Garden of Florence and Museo di Capodimonte.

• Name — Bartolomeo Bimbi • Born — 1648 • Died — 1729 • Known for — Painting • Movement — Mannerism • Notable Works — Still life painting • Illustration — Medici citrus collection, 1715

Born in Settignano on May 15, 1648, Bartolomeo Bimbi was the son of Nicolò. Around 1661, he entered the workshop of Lorenzo Lippi, where he remained until the death of the master (1665). He then became an apprentice for Onorio Marinari. After a trip to Rome with Cardinal Leopoldo de' Medici, he began working for the Florentine court and aristocracy. Although his training made him suitable for figure painting, Bimbi is known almost exclusively for his activity as a painter of still life and portraits. He died in Florence on 14 January 1729. Bimbi followed, in part, the tradition of Jacopo Ligozzi in documenting the botanical collections of the Medici. He was a pupil of Lorenzo Lippi and Onorio Marinari. Others claim he was a pupil of Angelo Gori.

• Illustration — Pumpkins • Illustration — Grapes • Illustration — Shells • Illustration — Citrus • Illustration — Figs

Bartolomeo Bimbi worked in painting, visual arts and still life. His work is associated with Mannerism. He worked at Rome and Florence.