Giovanni Enrico Vaymer

Giovanni Enrico Vaymer (1665-1738) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He was born in Genoa, and there became a pupil of Giovanni Battista Gaulli. He was known as a portrait painter, and was three times summoned to paint the king and royal family at Turin. He was invited to remain at the court, but declined.

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*cite book| first=Michael| last=Bryan| year=1889| title="Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical" (Volume II L-Z)| editor = Walter Armstrong & Robert Edmund Graves| pages= page 586| 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=K2cCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1&dq=Michael+Bryan+Painters+Engravers#PPP7,M1| authorlink=