Giuseppe Nicola Nasini

Giuseppe Nicola Nasini (* January 25, 1657 in Castel del Piano ); † July 3, 1736 in Siena) was an Italian painter who painted in the style of the Baroque.

Life

His father Francesco Nasini came from the neighboring Piancastagnaio. He was born 1657 in Castel del Piano. His mother was Vittoria Bassi. First influences on his work were the grandfather Giacomo Nasini, his father Francesco Nasini and his uncle Antonio Annibale Nasini. 1679 he was a student at the Accademia di San Luca in Rome. For Agostino Chigi (1634-1705), he designed the Palazzo Chigi in Ariccia 1679-1680 thirteen Portrait of the children of the Chigi. From 1681 on, he attended the Accademia delle Arti Granducale in Rome, which was at that time under the direction of Ciro Ferri and was funded by the Medici. In 1685 he returned to Siena, and between 1686-1688 he lived in Venice, to then work in Florence. On November 21, 1691, he married in the Church of San Pier Gattolino in Florence Elisabetta di Sebastiano Neri. With her he had children Apollonio (* August 17, 1692 ), Cosimo Gaetano ( born January 13, 1695) and Francesca ( born April 9, 1701). 1715 he returned to Rome to paint in the Basilica Santi Apostoli, in the Quirinal Palace and the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano. His wife Elisabetta died on January 1, 1718 in Castel del Piano.

He was in the service of the Grand Duke of Florence and of the Elector of Mainz, the Emperor Joseph gave him the patent of nobility. From him: the four ages ( The last four sections of human life: Morte, Giudizio, Inferno, Paradiso ) by Berrettini design in the Palazzo Pitti, in 1694 completed, stored later in the Basilica di San Francesco, now lost ), dome of St. Anthony Chapel in the Church of the Apostles at Rome, San Leonardo ( in the Madonna del Pianto Church in Foligno ), Amos ( John Lateran Basilica in Rome). He wrote also some etchings, such as a Madonna with angels in a landscape.

Works (selection)

• Ariccia, Palazzo Chigi: 13 portraits of the children of Agostino Chigi ( 1634-1705 ).
• Castel del Piano, Church of the Nativity of Mary ( Chiesa dell'Opera ): Nativity of the Virgin Mary (1705 arose )
• Cristo tra la pieta Madonna, San Francesco and San Pietro
• Madonna col Bambino in trono, con San Simone Cananeo, San Giuda Taddeo e San Donato
• Apparizione Madonna col Bambino Santa Caterina d' Alessandria a tra i santi San Filippo Neri o San Francesco Saverio e San Tommaso da Villanova

• Deposition di Cristo dalla croce ( canvas painting, 300 × 196 cm)
• Resurrezione di Cristo ( canvas painting, 290 × 185 cm)

• Barba vescovo ariano battezza con formula eretica ( 1698/99 originated )
• Morte di Olimpo bestemmiatore della Trinità ( 1698/99 originated )

• La coronazione of the Virgin (fresco )
• La fuga in Egitto ( canvas painting )
• La birth of the Virgin ( canvas painting )
• La presentazione al Tempio ( canvas painting )
• Virgin Incoronata dalla Trinità con gli strumenti della Passione angeli Recanti (fresco )