Baldassare Bianchi
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Baldassare Bianchi was an Italian
painter of the Baroque
period.
He was born in Bologna
, and was first a pupil of Giovanni Paderna
, but after Paderna's death, he trained with Agostino Mitelli
, the pre-eminent quadratura painter from Bologna
. Bianchi married Mitelli's daughter. Bianchi became a colleague of Giovanni Giacomo Monti
, another Mitelli pupil. This partnership also met with success particularly at Mantua
, where they both received regular salaries from the Ducal government. Their figure-painter was Giovanni Battista Caccioli
of Budrio
, pupil to Domenico Maria Canuti
, and a good disciple of Carlo Cignani
.
With Mitelli, he painted quadratura at Sassuolo
. He was also long employed by the dukes of Modena
. He also decorated the theatres of Mantua and Modena. He died at Modena. His daughter, Litrezia Bianchi, was also a painter. Enrico Haffner
was one of his pupils.
Italy
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painter of the Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
period.
He was born in Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
, and was first a pupil of Giovanni Paderna
Giovanni Paderna
Giovanni Paderna was an Italian painter of the Baroque period.He trained with Girolamo Curti, became an accomplished imitator of Agostino Mitelli, the pre-eminent quadratura painter from Bologna...
, but after Paderna's death, he trained with Agostino Mitelli
Agostino Mitelli
Agostino Mitelli was an Italian painter of the Baroque period and best known as a fresco painter of quadratura or illusionistic perspectival architectural frameworks....
, the pre-eminent quadratura painter from Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
. Bianchi married Mitelli's daughter. Bianchi became a colleague of Giovanni Giacomo Monti
Giovanni Giacomo Monti
Giovanni Giacomo Monti was an Italian painter of the Baroque period.He trained with Agostino Mitelli, the pre-eminent quadratura painter from Bologna. Monti became a colleague of Baldassare Bianchi, Mitelli's son-in-law. This partnership also met with success particularly at Mantua, where they...
, another Mitelli pupil. This partnership also met with success particularly at Mantua
Mantua
Mantua is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy and capital of the province of the same name. Mantua's historic power and influence under the Gonzaga family, made it one of the main artistic, cultural and notably musical hubs of Northern Italy and the country as a whole...
, where they both received regular salaries from the Ducal government. Their figure-painter was Giovanni Battista Caccioli
Giovanni Battista Caccioli
Giovanni Battista Caccioli was an Italian painter of the Baroque period.Caccioli was born in Budrio and trained in Bologna, where he was a figure painter for the collaborative effort in quadratura of Giovanni Giacomo Monti and Baldassare Bianchi....
of Budrio
Budrio
Budrio is a town and comune in the province of Bologna, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy; it is located 15 km E of Bologna.Budrio has two high schools, including a lyceum, a post office, banks, a communal theatre, a swimming pool and several squares...
, pupil to Domenico Maria Canuti
Domenico Maria Canuti
Domenico Maria Canuti was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Bologna and Rome.Born in Bologna, Canuti first trained in that city under Guido Reni, then with Guercino. He painted many ceiling and wall frescoes...
, and a good disciple of Carlo Cignani
Carlo Cignani
Carlo Cignani was an Italian painter of the Bolognese and of the Forlivese school, active in the Baroque period....
.
With Mitelli, he painted quadratura at Sassuolo
Sassuolo
Sassuolo is an important industrial centre of the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. The town stands on the right bank of the river Secchia some 17 km south-west of Modena.-History :...
. He was also long employed by the dukes of Modena
Modena
Modena is a city and comune on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy....
. He also decorated the theatres of Mantua and Modena. He died at Modena. His daughter, Litrezia Bianchi, was also a painter. Enrico Haffner
Enrico Haffner
Enrico Haffner was an Italian painter of quadratura during the Baroque period, active mainly in Bologna in the late 16th and early 17th centuries....
was one of his pupils.