Matteo Rosselli (1578 - 1650)
1578-08-10Florence, Italy1650-01-08Florence, ItalyItaly
Matteo Rosselli
Matteo Rosselli was an Italian painter of the late Florentine Counter-Mannerism and early Baroque. He is best known however for his highly populated grand-manner historical paintings. He first apprenticed with Gregorio Pagani. On 26 February 1599, he was inducted to the Accademia del Disegno, and in 1605 traveled to Rome to work with Domenico Passignano for six months. He completed some frescoes on The Legend of the Origin of the Servite Order in the Palazzo Pitti and in the Cloister of the Basilica della Santissima Annunziata; a Madonna and child with St Francis altarpiece for the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Florence.
Date and place of birt: | 10 august 1578, Florence, Italy |
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Date and place of death: | 8 january 1650, Florence, Italy |
Nationality: | Italy |
Period of activity: | XVI, XVII century |
Specialization: | Artist, Painter, Portraitist |
Art school / group: | Florentine School |
Genre: | Portrait, Religious genre |
Art style: | Baroque, Mannerism |
Technique: | Fresco, Oil, Oil on canvas |