Giorgio Duranti

Giorgio Duranti

Giorgio Duranti (1683-5 November, 1768 ) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, mainly active in Brescia, where he was born.

Duranti was also an abbot, count and knight. He studied sciences, and music; he was known as an excellent player of the violoncello. He specialized in still life paintings of flowers. Many of those, he donated to the church of Palazzolo who sold to the royal court of Spain. His brother Faustino (1606-1766), became abbot after his brother's death, was also a painter specializing mainly in miniature portraits.

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*cite book | author= Federico Nicoli Cristiani | year=1807| title= Della Vita delle pitture di Lattanzio Gambara; Memorie Storiche aggiuntevi brevi notizie intorno a' più celebri ed eccelenti pittori Bresciani| chapter= | editor= | others= | pages= pages 153-155| publisher= Spinelli e Valgiti, Brescia| id= | url= http://books.google.com/books?id=FF0GAAAAQAAJ&pg=PP11&dq=Federico+Nicoli+Cristiani| authorlink=


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