Giovanni Maria Viani
Illustration — Giovanni Maria Viani Giovanni Maria Viani (1636–1700) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period active in Bologna.
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Giovanni Maria Viani
Luigi Crespi · Luigi Crespi, Vite de' pittori Bolognesi non descritte nella Felsina pittrice, Roma, Marco Pagliarini, 1769 · Public domain
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- 1636 · Bologna.
- Died
- 1700 · Pistoia.
- Occupation
- painter · printmaker
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Illustration — Giovanni Maria Viani Giovanni Maria Viani (1636–1700) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period active in Bologna.
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Along with Lorenzo Pasinelli, he trained under Flaminio Torre. Among Giovanni's pupils was his son, Domenico (1668–1711), Giovanni Girolamo Bonesi, and Odoardo Perini. Another pupil was Pier Francesco Cavazza. He directed a school at Bologna rivaling that of Carlo Cignani. He painted many pictures for the public buildings of Bologna, among them an Annunciation in San Giuseppe (Sposo); and at the Basilica of the Servi, he painted a Glory of St Filippo Benizi and the Coronation of the Virgin. Among his etchings are: • Christ crowned with Thorns & St Francis with Infant Jesus in his arms after Annibale Carracci • Dido and War after Ludovico Carracci.
Saint John of God ascending to heaven, supported by three angels. Etching by L. Mattioli after D.M. Viani after G.M. Viani, 16--., Q.sto dì 20 Gen.io 1691, by Giovanni Maria Viani
Giovanni Maria Viani · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection
![Saint Francis of Assisi, holding a skull, contemplating a crucifix. Etching by G. Guidalotti Franceschini after G.M. Viani, 16--., [between 1690 and 1720?], by Giovanni Maria Viani](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/V0032048/full/800,/0/default.jpg)
Saint Francis of Assisi, holding a skull, contemplating a crucifix. Etching by G. Guidalotti Franceschini after G.M. Viani, 16--., [between 1690 and 1720?], by Giovanni Maria Viani
Giovanni Maria Viani · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection
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