Giovanni Lanfranco
1582-1647 Italy/Barque
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Brief Biography-Giovanni Gaspare Lanfranco (Cavaliere Giovanni di Stefano) was born in Parma in 1582. He was a disciple of Agostino Carracci in Bologna and later his brother Annibale Carracci; however, the works of Correggio, particularly in Parma, were his primary influence. In Rome, Lanfranco worked in the studio of Annibale when doing the fresco cycle of The Loves of the Gods at the Palazzo Farnese, assisting with his work. Pope Urban VIII commissioned Lanfranco to work at Saint Peter’s, he remained in Rome for four years, and the Pope bestowed on him a knighthood. In 1646, he painted the Ascension of the Virgin on the dome of San Gennaro in Naples. An earthquake later destroyed it, except for the Angels. |
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