Luigi Garzi

Luigi Garzi was an Italian painter (1638–1721). He was born at Pistoia and died at Rome.

Also recorded as Lud. Garzi; Luigi Gazzi; Luiggi Garzi Romano; Louis Garzi; Luigi Garzi Romano; Gargi.

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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Lud. Garzi, Luigi Gazzi, Luiggi Garzi Romano, Louis Garzi and Luigi Garzi Romano. His recorded language was Italian.

Recognition and collections

Work by Luigi Garzi is held by Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museo del Prado, Art Institute of Chicago and J. Paul Getty Museum.

Identity

What the record establishes about Luigi Garzi.

Myrrha, being transformed into the myrrh tree, gives birth to Adonis. Oil painting by a follower of Luigi Garzi. is catalogued and held by Wellcome Collection. Saint Philip Neri. Colour etching by the Comte de Caylus and N. Le Sueur after L. Garzi. is dated 1700-1799 and held by Wellcome Collection. Preparatory drawing for "Venus at the furnace of Vulcan" is dated 1712 and held by Palazzo Buonaccorsi Gallery of Ancient Art. Saint Francis Renouncing His Worldly Goods is dated 1696–97 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 87.12.120). Sheet of Studies: Heads, Hands, and Doves is dated 1638–1721 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 66.54.2). Mary Introducing St Catherine of Siena to Christ is dated 1687 and held by Statens Museum for Kunst (inventory KMSsp829).

Luigi Garzi - Le voyage de Jacob is dated 1700 and held by Musée d'art et d'histoire de Narbonne (inventory 859.3.55). The Birth of Adonis and the Transformation of Myrrha is catalogued and held by Wellcome Collection (inventory 44687i). Simeon with the Christ Child in his arms is catalogued and held by Nationalmuseum (inventory NMH 1326/1863). The Sacrifice of Marcus Curtius is dated 1717 and held by Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (inventory 900). The Finding of Moses is dated 1638–1721 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 08.227.12). Portrait of Giovanni Francesco Penni is catalogued and held by Nationalmuseum (inventory NMH 2999/1863).

Reclining River God is dated 1638–1721 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 61.215.1). Portrait of Michel Angelo Cerquozzi is catalogued and held by Nationalmuseum (inventory NMH 3019/1863). Portrait of Felice Ottini (Brandi) is catalogued and held by Nationalmuseum (inventory NMH 3033/1863). Portrait of Raffaaelle del Colle is catalogued and held by Nationalmuseum (inventory NMH 343/1863). Adoration of the Host is dated n.d. and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1922.4010). Portrait of Francesco Allegrini is catalogued and held by Nationalmuseum (inventory NMH 3015/1863).

Portrait of Giuseppe Passeri is catalogued and held by Nationalmuseum (inventory NMH 3035/1863). Portrait of Rosso Fiorentino is catalogued and held by Nationalmuseum (inventory NMH 2995/1863). Portrait of Philip Peter Roos is catalogued and held by Nationalmuseum (inventory NMH 638/1863). Portrait of Moaro da Feltro is catalogued and held by Nationalmuseum (inventory NMH 2997/1863).

Works and catalogued output

What Luigi Garzi produced.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art catalogues 4 works under this heading. The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 1 work under this heading. Wikidata Query Service catalogues 28 works under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 2 works under this heading.

Holdings and surviving copies

Where material relating to Luigi Garzi is held.

Marcus Curtius Leaping into the Chasm (recto); Study of a Seated Crowned Female Figure (verso) (1638) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. A Foreshortened View of a Ceiling Corner Decorated with Statues, Putti and Garlands is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Saint Francis Renouncing His Worldly Goods (1638) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Sheet of Studies: Heads, Hands, and Doves (1638) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Design for a Painted Wall Decoration (1638) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. The Holy Women at the Sepulchre (1585) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

The Finding of Moses (1638) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Reclining River God (1638) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

Catalogued works

31 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1687 to 1717.

Hercules and Omphale, dated 1705, held by J. Paul Getty Museum, inventory 70.PA.35. Mary Introducing St Catherine of Siena to Christ, dated 1687, held by Statens Museum for Kunst, inventory KMSsp829. Luigi Garzi - Le voyage de Jacob, dated 1700, held by Musée d'art et d'histoire de Narbonne, inventory 859.3.55. Simeon with the Christ Child in his arms, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMH 1326/1863. Portrait of Francesco Salviati, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMH 157/1863. Portrait of Felice Ottini (Brandi), held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMH 3033/1863. The judgement of Paris, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMH 613/1863. Portrait of Michel Angelo Cerquozzi, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMH 3019/1863. Portrait of Rosso Fiorentino, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMH 2995/1863. Portrait of Giovanni Francesco Penni, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMH 2999/1863. Portrait of Giuseppe Passeri, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMH 3035/1863. Portrait of Moaro da Feltro, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMH 2997/1863. Portrait of Giulio Romano, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMH 2998/1863. Portrait of Gaspare Dughet, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMH 2452/1863. Portrait of Francesco Allegrini, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMH 3015/1863. Portrait of Philip Peter Roos, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMH 638/1863. Portrait of Giacinto Brandi, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMH 575/1863. Portrait of Raffaaelle del Colle, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMH 343/1863. Portrait of Raphael, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMH 273/1863. Self-portrait, held by Nationalmuseum, inventory NMH 612/1863. Venus at the furnace of Vulcan, dated 1712, held by Palazzo Buonaccorsi Gallery of Ancient Art, inventory 548a. sketch for "Venus at the furnace of Vulcan", dated 1711, held by J. Paul Getty Museum. Preparatory drawing for "Venus at the furnace of Vulcan", dated 1712, held by Palazzo Buonaccorsi Gallery of Ancient Art. The Sacrifice of Marcus Curtius, dated 1717, held by Glasgow Museums Resource Centre, inventory 900. Vigilance and Love's Oblivion, held by Ashmolean Museum, inventory WA1929.8. The Birth of Adonis and the Transformation of Myrrha, held by Wellcome Collection, inventory 44687i. The Flight into Egypt, held by Walker Art Gallery, inventory WAG 151. Alpheus and Arethusa. Adoration of the Host, dated n.d., pen and brown ink, with brush and blue wash, over traces of red chalk, on cream laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1922.4010. Myrrha, being transformed into the myrrh tree, gives birth to Adonis. Oil painting by a follower of Luigi Garzi., held by Wellcome Collection. Saint Philip Neri. Colour etching by the Comte de Caylus and N. Le Sueur after L. Garzi., dated 1700-1799, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 11 named public collections.

Nationalmuseum: 17 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. J. Paul Getty Museum: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Musée d'art et d'histoire de Narbonne: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Palazzo Buonaccorsi Gallery of Ancient Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Statens Museum for Kunst: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Colnaghi: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Collezione Lemme: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Glasgow Museums Resource Centre: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Ashmolean Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Garzi, Luigi, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Garzi, Luigi, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Riflessioni su "bozzetti" e "ricordi" nella pittura di Luigi Garzi, a partire da un ritrovato Martirio di Santa Caterina d’Alessandria / Some observations on ‘bozzetti’ and ‘ricordi’ in Luigi Garzi’s painting, starting with a rediscovered Martyrdom of St. Catherine of Alexandria, Il Capitale Culturale: Studies on the Value of Cultural Heritage, 2023.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 10 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is Italian.

The field of work recorded is painting and Baroque painting.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Rome.

Work by Luigi Garzi is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museo del Prado, Art Institute of Chicago, J. Paul Getty Museum and Nationalmuseum.

Chronology

  1. 1638Luigi Garzi born at Pistoia.
  2. 1638Reclining River God digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1638Saint Francis Renouncing His Worldly Goods digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1638Sheet of Studies: Heads, Hands, and Doves digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1638Design for a Painted Wall Decoration digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1638Marcus Curtius Leaping into the Chasm (recto); Study of a Seated Crowned Female Figure (verso) digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1638Sheet of Studies: Heads, Hands, and Doves is dated 1638–1721 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 66.54.2).
  8. 1638The Finding of Moses is dated 1638–1721 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 08.227.12).
  9. 1638Reclining River God is dated 1638–1721 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 61.215.1).
  10. 1638Luigi Garzi was born in 1638 at Pistoia.
  11. 1638Marcus Curtius Leaping into the Chasm (recto); Study of a Seated Crowned Female Figure (verso) (1638) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  12. 1638Saint Francis Renouncing His Worldly Goods (1638) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  13. 1638Sheet of Studies: Heads, Hands, and Doves (1638) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  14. 1638Design for a Painted Wall Decoration (1638) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  15. 1638The Finding of Moses (1638) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  16. 1638Reclining River God (1638) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
  17. 1687Mary Introducing St Catherine of Siena to Christ (Statens Museum for Kunst).
  18. 1687Mary Introducing St Catherine of Siena to Christ is dated 1687 and held by Statens Museum for Kunst (inventory KMSsp829).
  19. 1696Saint Francis Renouncing His Worldly Goods is dated 1696–97 and held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (inventory 87.12.120).
  20. 1700Luigi Garzi - Le voyage de Jacob (Musée d'art et d'histoire de Narbonne).
  21. 1700Saint Philip Neri. Colour etching by the Comte de Caylus and N. Le Sueur after L. Garzi. is dated 1700-1799 and held by Wellcome Collection.
  22. 1700Luigi Garzi - Le voyage de Jacob is dated 1700 and held by Musée d'art et d'histoire de Narbonne (inventory 859.3.55).
  23. 1705Hercules and Omphale (J. Paul Getty Museum).
  24. 1712Preparatory drawing for "Venus at the furnace of Vulcan" is dated 1712 and held by Palazzo Buonaccorsi Gallery of Ancient Art.
  25. 1717The Sacrifice of Marcus Curtius is dated 1717 and held by Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (inventory 900).
  26. 1721Luigi Garzi died at Rome.
  27. 1721Luigi Garzi died in 1721 at Rome.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Garzi, Luigi, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Garzi, Luigi, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Garzi, Mario, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Luigi Garzi.

    open access index · Unverified

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  5. 5.

    Internet Archive, 9 digitised items catalogued under Luigi Garzi as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  6. 6.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Luigi Garzi.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  7. 7.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Luigi Garzi (10 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  8. 8.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 2 works naming Luigi Garzi.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  9. 9.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2442674: Luigi Garzi

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  10. 10.

    “Luigi Garzi”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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