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Francesco Furini Italian Baroque painter of Florence, 1600-1646 Francesco Furini (c. 1600 (or 1603) Ã¢â‚¬â€œ August 19, 1646) was an Italian Baroque painter of Florence. His early training was by Matteo Rosselli (whose other pupils include Lorenzo Lippi and Baldassare Franceschini), though Furini is also described as influenced by Domenico Passignano and Giovanni Biliverti (Cantelli 1972). He befriended Giovanni da San Giovanni. Traveling to Rome in 1619, he also would have been exposed to the influence of Caravaggio and his followers. Among his pupils are Simone Pignoni (1611-98)[1] and Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi. At the age of forty, he became a priest for the parish of Sant'Ansano in Mugello. Furini's work reflects the tension faced by the conservative, mannerist style of Florence when confronting then novel Baroque styles. He is a painter of biblical and mythological set-pieces with a strong use of the misty sfumato technique. In the 1630s, when he became a priest, his style paralleled that of Guido Reni. Judith And Holofernes picture ID 35425-Judith_And_Holofernes.jpg Oil Painting ID: 35425 Lot And His Daughters picture ID 35426-Lot_And_His_Daughters.jpg Oil Painting ID: 35426 St John The Evangelist picture ID 35427-St_John_The_Evangelist.jpg Oil Painting ID: 35427 The Birth Of Rachel picture ID 35428-The_Birth_Of_Rachel.jpg Oil Painting ID: 35428 • We provide hand painted reproductions of old master paintings. You will be amazed at their accuracy. • We can also create custom portrait painting especially for you from photos or digital images. • If you can't find what you are looking for? Please Click here for upload images for request a quote. 1/2 URL of web page: http://www.top-art-gallery.com/Francesco-Furini/Francesco-Furini-oil-painting.html Produced by Top-Art-Gallery.com 2/2.

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