Raffaello Vanni
Raffaello Vanni ( born October 4, 1587 Siena, † November 29, 1673 ibid ) was an Italian painter of the Baroque.
Life
He was born the son of Francesco Vanni 1587 in Siena, where he received a first training. His brother Michelangelo Vanni (1583-1671) was also a painter ( and engraver and inventor of the marble mosaic painting). After the death of his father he lived in Rome. Since 1655 he was a member of the Accademia di San Luca.
Works (selection)
- Florence, Palazzo Pitti: Matrimonio di Santa Caterina ( Oil Painting)
- Montalcino, Pieve di San Michele Arcangelo: Estasi di San Carlo Borromeo
- Rome, Santa Maria della Pace: Nascita della Vergine
- Siena, Accademia Musicale Chigiana: Apollo (Aula Monteverdi, 58 x 44 cm)
- Carita (Aula Pergolesi, oil painting on canvas, 119 x 158.5 cm)
- Trionfo di Davide ( Sala Casella, oil painting on canvas, 194 x 300 cm)
- Madonna col bambino e sette sarafini (1644 arose, oil painting on canvas, 114 x 84 cm)
- Menelao minaccia Elena dopo la caduta di Troia ( Monte dei Paschi Collection)
- Neottòlemo uccide Polissena
- Decapitazione di San Paolo
- Gioco d' amorini