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Francesco Gessi (20 January 1588 – 1649) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Bologna.

Biography

Born to a noble family, his father noticed his attraction to the arts and placed him in the apprenticeship with Denys Calvaert. This did not last, since he apparently disturbed the other pupils. He was more successful under the tutelage of Guido Reni.

From there, he obtained commissions to fresco in Ravenna, Mantua, and also the Capella del Tesoro in the Naples Cathedral. Supposedly Guido Reni turned down the Neapolitan commission after being threatened by Belisario Corenzio and others. Gessi took up the work, but two of his pupils, Lorenzo Menini and Giovanni Battista Ruggieri, disappeared. Gessi ultimately desisted from attempting to complete the latter in the dangerously competitive art world of Naples.[1]

Returning to Bologna, he began a campaign against his former patron, Reni, attempting to compete and dismissing Reni's achievements. He was able to establish a prolific studio in Bologna. His main collaborator from the studio of Reni was Giovanni Giacomo Sementi, and among his pupils were Giovanni Battista Ruggieri and his brother Ercolino Ruggiero, Giacomo Castellini, Francesco Correggio, and Giulio Trogli.

References

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Sources

• Marchese Antonio Bolognini Amorini (1843). "Parte Quinta". Vite de Pittori ed Artifici Bolognesi. Tipografia Governativa alla Volpe, Bologna. pp. 206–211.
• Biography.

На других языках

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[de] Francesco Gessi

Francesco Gessi (vollständiger Name Giovan Francesco Gessi) (* 20. Januar 1588 in Bologna; † 15. September 1649 ebenda) war ein norditalienischer Maler des Barock. In direkter Verbindung zu Guido Reni stehend, wurde er zu einem der wichtigen Maler in der ersten Hälfte des 17. Jahrhunderts in Bologna und der Emilia-Romagna.

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- [en] Francesco Gessi

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[es] Francesco Gessi

Giovanni Francesco Gessi (Bolonia, 20 de enero de 1588 - ibíd., 1649), fue un pintor italiano, activo durante el barroco en la ciudad de Bolonia. Su apellido también se encuentra atestiguado como Ghezzi o Ghessi.

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[fr] Francesco Gessi

Francesco Gessi (Giovanni Franceso Gessi), (Bologne, 20 janvier 1588 - 15 septembre 1649) est un peintre italien baroque de l'école bolonaise, actif dans la première moitié du XVIIe siècle.

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[it] Francesco Gessi

Giovan Francesco Gessi (spesso citato solo come Francesco) (Bologna, 20 gennaio 1588 – Bologna, 15 settembre 1649) è stato un pittore italiano, attivo all'epoca del barocco e operante principalmente a Bologna.

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[ru] Джесси, Франческо

Джованни Франческо Джесси (итал. Giovan Francesco Gessi; 20 января 1588, Болонья — 15 сентября 1649, Болонья) — итальянский художник эпохи барокко, один из крупнейших мастеров болонской школы живописи первой половины XVII столетия.

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