Simone Cantarini

cites and formatting ← Previous revision Revision as of 00:04, 25 June 2016 Line 28: Line 28:   Cantarini was born in [[Oropezza]] near [[Pesaro]],{{sfnp|''EB''|1878}} then part of the [[Papal States]], on 12 April 1612.{{fact}}   Cantarini was born in [[Oropezza]] near [[Pesaro]],{{sfnp|''EB''|1878}} then part of the [[Papal States]], on 12 April 1612.{{fact}}     − Initially he was a pupil of the Venetian [[Claudio Ridolfi]] and Pesarese [[Giovanni Giacomo Pandolfi]], and then, for about 4 years (1635–1639), of [[Guido Reni]]. He soon fought with his mentor, and did not return to Bologna till after Reni had died (1642). His pictures are generally derivative. Some of his works have been mistaken for examples of Reni. Among his principal paintings are ''St. Anthony'', at [[Cagli]]; the ''Magdalene'', at [[Pesaro]]; the ''Transfiguration'' in the Brera Gallery, [[Milan]]; the ''Portrait of Guido'', in the [[Bologna]] gallery; and ''St. Romuald'', in the Casa Paolucci. His most celebrated etching is ''Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto'', honoring the heraldic arms of [[Scipione Borghese|Cardinal Borghese]]. + Initially he was a pupil of the [[Republic of Venice|Venetian]] [[Claudio Ridolfi]] and [[Pesaro|Pesarese]] [[Giovanni Giacomo Pandolfi]].{{fact}} From 1635 to 1639,{{fact}} he then studied under [[Guido Reni]] alongside [[Domenichino]] and [[Francesco Albani]].{{sfnp|''EB''|1878}} Throughout his life, he had difficulty with vanity and temper.{{sfnp|''EB''|1878}} Fighting with his mentor, he departed and did not return to [[Bologna]] until after Reni's death.{{fact}} Cantarini's own pupils included [[Lorenzo Pasinelli]], [[Giulio Cesare Milani]], [[Giovanni Peruzzini]], [[Girolamo Rossi]],{{sfnp|Hobbes|1849|p=36}} [[Giovanni Maria Luffoli]], [[Giovanni Venanzi]], and [[Flaminio Torre]].{{sfnp|Lanzil|1847|p=106–7}}     − It is said that Cantarini's death, which took place at [[Verona]]{{sfnp|''EB''|1878}} on 15 October 1648,{{fact}} was occasioned by the humiliation when he was fired by the duke of [[Mantua]] when he was unable to paint a portrait.{{sfnp|Amorini|1843|pp=283-284}} Others relate that he was poisoned by a Mantuan painter whom he had injured.{{sfnp|''EB''|1878}} + Cantarini died at [[Verona]]{{sfnp|''EB''|1878}} on 15 October 1648.{{fact}} This is traditionally ascribed to chagrin over his failure to produce a successful portrait for the [[duke of Mantua|duke]] of [[Mantua]],{{sfnp|Amorini|1843|pp=283-284}} although others credit it to poisoning by a Mantuan painter whom he had wronged.{{sfnp|''EB''|1878}}     − Among his pupils were [[Lorenzo Pasinelli]], [[Giulio Cesare Milani]], [[Giovanni Peruzzini]], and [[Girolamo Rossi]].{{sfnp|Hobbes|1849|p=36}} He also trained [[Giovanni Maria Luffoli]], [[Giovanni Venanzi]], and [[Flaminio Torre]].{{sfnp|Lanzil|1847|p=106–7}} + ==Work==   + Cantarini's paintings are masterly and spirited but derivative to the point that some works have been mistakenly attributed to [[Guido Reni]] in the past.{{sfnp|''EB''|1878}} He is sometimes, however, credited with surpassing his mentor in the hands and feet of his figures.{{sfnp|''EB''|1911}} Among his principal paintings are {{nowrap|''St. Anthony''}} at [[Cagli]]; ''Magdalene'' at [[Pesaro]]; ''Transfiguration'' in [[Milan]]'s [[Brera Gallery Milan|Brera Gallery]]; ''Portrait of Guido'' in the Bologna Gallery; and {{nowrap|''St. Romuald''}} in the [[Casa Paolucci]].{{sfnp|''EB''|1878}} His most celebrated etching is ''Jupiter, Neptune, and Pluto'', honoring [[Scipione Borghese|Cardinal Borghese]]'s coat of arms.{{sfnp|''EB''|1878}}       ==References==   ==References==