Giovanni Casini
Giovanni Casini (1689–1748) was a portrait painter and sculptor. He was known as il Varlunga, based on his native town in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.
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Giovanni Casini
Internet Archive identifier: gri_33125008638518 · Public domain
- Born
- Giovanni Casini was born on 24 June 1689. · Varlungo.
- Died
- Giovanni Casini died on 29 March 1748. · Florence.
- Occupation
- painter · sculptor
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Giovanni Casini (1689–1748) was a portrait painter and sculptor. He was known as il Varlunga, based on his native town in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.
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Giovanni Casini was born at Varlungo.
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Giovanni Casini died at Florence.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 1066890021, Exhibition the Hours of Night and Day. A Rediscovered Cycle of Bronze Reliefs by Giovanni Casini and Pietro Cipriani (2014-2015 : Minneapolis, Minn.).
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 1066890021, Exhibition the Hours of Night and Day. A Rediscovered Cycle of Bronze Reliefs by Giovanni Casini and Pietro Cipriani (2014-2015 : Minneapolis, Minn.).Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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