- Giovanni Baglione
Giovanni Baglione (1566–
December 30 1643 ) was an Italian earlybaroque painter and art historian.Biography
A pupil of
Francesco Morelli , he worked mainly in Rome, initially with a late-Mannerist style. He was also nicknamed "Il Sordo del Barozzo". He published two books, "The nine churches of Rome" (1639) and The Lives of Painters, Sculptors, Architects and Engravers (active from 1572-1642) [Le Vite de’ Pittori, scultori, architetti, ed Intagliatori dal Pontificato di Gregorio XII del 1572. fino a’ tempi de Papa Urbano VIII. nel 1642.] (1642). The last title is still seen as an important historical source for painters living in Rome during the life of Baglione.Among those he chronicled, and for whom he was notorious in his animosity was
Caravaggio , whose style had influenced him much. The latter was forced to leave the city after Baglione's accusations ofsodomy . Baglione's "Sacred love versus profane love", a response to Caravaggio's "Love Victorious", shows an angel (Sacred Love) interrupting a 'meeting' between Cupid (Profane Love) and the Devil (portrayed with the face of Caravaggio).He was employed in many considerable works in Rome during the pontificates of
Clement VIII andPaul V . His main works arefresco es which can be seen in the Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, in the Cappella Borghese. For the church ofSanta Maria dell'Orto he painted in the chapel of Our Lady with theZuccheri scenes from the life of theBlessed Virgin . Among other works which he executed for this church is a painting ofSaint Sebastian . An excellent example of Baglione's work is "The Last Supper" atSan Nicola in Carcere . From his brush also there is a "Saint Stephen" in the Cathedral atPerugia , and in that ofLoreto a "Saint Catherine". PopePaul V knighted Baglione a Knight of theOrder of Christ for his painting of "Saint Peter RaisingTabitha from the Dead" (1607) inSt. Peter's Basilica . He also painted a "St. Stephen" for the cathedral ofPerugia , and a "St. Catharine" for the cathedral ofLoreto . The Giustizia hall at theRocca dei Rossi was completely frescoed by Baglione. He died atRome ee also
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Sacred-profane dichotomy
*Artists in biographies by Giovanni Baglione References
*cite book| first=Michael| last=Bryan| year=1886| title="Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical" (Volume I: A-K)| editor = Robert Edmund Graves| pages= page 68| publisher=George Bell and Sons|location=York St. #4, Covent Garden, London; Original from Fogg Library, Digitized May 18, 2007 |id= |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=4GYCAAAAYAAJ&printsec=titlepage&dq=DICTIONARY+AACHEN+AALST&as_brr=1| authorlink=
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