- Pietro Paolini
Pietro Paolini (
3 June ,1603 –12 April ,1681 ) was an Italian painter of theBaroque period. He is also called "Paolino" which is an affectionate diminutive of his lastname.He was born in
Lucca , the son of Tommaso Paolini and Ginevra Raffaelli. In 1619, Paolini‘s father sent him to study underAngelo Caroselli in Rome, where he stayed till about 1628-29, and was strongly influenced by the circle ofBartolomeo Manfredi and other Caravaggisti. From c. 1629-1631 he lived for two years inVenice . He returned toLucca in 1631 when his father died, and established a studio where he created an original style, in which he painted still lifes and cabinet pictures, often on musical or allegorical themes, including a series on "Music, Astronomy, Geometry, and Philosophy". In 1652 he opened, an academy based on principle of "art from nature", at which numerous artists, such asGirolamo Scaglia ,Antonio Franchi ,Simone del Tintore and his brother Francesco (1645–1718) were trained. [ [http://www.provincia.lucca.it/fabbrica/it/storia/pietro_paolini.html| Biography in Lucca website.] ] .Giovanni Coli andFilippo Gherardi were also pupils. He influencedGiovanni Domenico Lombardi (1682-1751).It has been suggested that Pietro Paolino either was himself or was influenced by the elusive Caravaggist painter known as the "Pensionero de Saraceni" (or "Pensioner (house-mate) of
Carlo Saraceni "). A room of his paintings can be found in theMuseo Nazionale di Villa Guinigi in Lucca [ [http://luccapro.cribecu.sns.it/ITA/MUS/MUS_S0018/index.asp| Museo di Villa Guinigi] in Lucca.] . One other painting, "Adoration of the shepherds", can be seen in the collections of the "Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Lucca" [ [http://www.fondazionecarilucca.it/ilpatrimonioartistico.html|Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio of Lucca] ] ]References
External links
* [http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/p/paolini/mystic_m.html| Web Gallery of Art biography.]
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