Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (1610 - 1662) — Auction price
Lot 1108 Allegorie der Wahrheit
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (1610 - 1662) 
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Giovanni Francesco Romanelli
1610 - 1662
Giovanni Francesco Romanelli, also called Viterbese o il Raffaellino, was an Italian Baroque painter.
From the age of 14 Romanelli lived in Rome, in 1637-1642 he worked on commissions from Pope Urban VIII, and for Cardinal Francesco Barberini he decorated palazzos. Romanelli was among the artists and intellectuals under their patronage. He enjoyed a good reputation and received important commissions, including a cycle of frescoes for the Vatican. At the same time, the artist worked under Gianlorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) and decorated several Roman churches and palaces. Romanelli painted paintings and frescoes on religious and mythological themes and allegories.
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Date: 19.11.2020 14:00 UTC +02:00
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