Giovanni Venanzi
Illustration — Depiction by Giovanni Battista Venanzi of King Solomon being led astray into idolatry in his old age by his wives, 1668. Giovanni Venanzi was born in Pesaro, his first training was with Guido Reni in Bologna, then Simone Cantarini, then Benedetto Gennari. He painted a Descent of the Holy Ghost for the church of Saints Gervasius and Protasius in Bologna.
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Giovanni Venanzi
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- Born
- 1628 · Pesaro.
- Died
- 1705 · Pesaro.
- Occupation
- painter
- Teachers
- Guido Reni · Benedetto Gennari · Simone Cantarini
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Illustration — Depiction by Giovanni Battista Venanzi of King Solomon being led astray into idolatry in his old age by his wives, 1668. Giovanni Venanzi was born in Pesaro, his first training was with Guido Reni in Bologna, then Simone Cantarini, then Benedetto Gennari. He painted a Descent of the Holy Ghost for the church of Saints Gervasius and Protasius in Bologna.
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Born at Pesaro in 1628, died in Pesaro in 1705.
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- 5.Catalogo Generale dei Beni Culturali. catalogo.beniculturali.it.
- 6.VALLEFOGLIA: aperto al pubblico il Museo Giovanni Battista Venanzi a Sant’Angelo in Lizzola. Comune di Vallefoglia. 29 giugno 2021.
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