Benedetto Gennari
Benedetto Gennari (1563–1610) was an Italian painter of the early Baroque period, active mainly in Ferrara and Cento. His birthplace is poorly recorded. He adopted a style influenced by Caravaggio, and by age 19, was working in the household of Mirandola in Cento.
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Benedetto Gennari
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- Born
- 1563 · Cento.
- Died
- 1610 · Cento.
- Occupation
- painter
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Benedetto Gennari (1563–1610) was an Italian painter of the early Baroque period, active mainly in Ferrara and Cento. His birthplace is poorly recorded. He adopted a style influenced by Caravaggio, and by age 19, was working in the household of Mirandola in Cento.
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Born at Cento in 1563, died in Cento in 1610.
Giovanni Venanzi and Guercino are recorded as having studied under Benedetto Gennari. Work by Benedetto Gennari is recorded in the collections of Musée Fesch.
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- 1.Griswold, William M. (Spring 1991). "Guercino". Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin. 48(4): 6
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