- Luca Longhi
Luca Longhi (1507-1580), was an Italian painter of the
Mannerist period, born and active nearRavenna , where he mainly produced religious paintings and portraits.His works include "The Marriage of Saint Catherine", "The Lady and the Unicorn" [ [http://www.safran-arts.com/42day/art/art4aug/12longhi/dam1corn.html| Lady and Unicorn] ] , "Adoration by the Shepherds" [ [http://www.safran-arts.com/42day/art/art4aug/12longhi/adorshep.html| Adoration by Shepherds] ] , and "Virgin and Child with Saints Sebastian and Rocco" [ [http://www.safran-arts.com/42day/art/art4aug/12longhi/ssmarybb.html| Virgin and Saints] ] . A skilled portrait painter, he painted numerous portraits of local dignitaries, patricians, and professional men of Ravenna. He trained two of his children, Francesco Longhi (1544 – 1618) and
Barbara Longhi (1552-1638). Barbara, as a women was unusual among painters of the time, collaborated with him on several of his later works, including "Marriage of Canae" (1580), incorporating portraits of Barbara and Francesco Longhi. Both he and his daughter were among the artists mentioned by Vasari.References
External links
* [http://www.fondazionecarispcesena.it/pinacoteca/artisti/longhi.html Biography] .
*cite book| first=Luigi| last= Lanzi| year=1847| title= History of Painting in Italy;From the Period of the Revival of the Fine Arts to the End of the Eighteenth Century (Volume III)| editor = Thomas Roscoe (translator)| pages= page 55| publisher= Henry G. Bohn|location=London; Original from Oxford University, Digitized January, 2007| id= |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=k0sGAAAAQAAJ&dq=luigi+lanzi| authorlink=
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