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Giovanni Martinelli
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Description
- Giovanni Martinelli
- The Three Graces
- oil on canvas
Exhibited
London, Robilant Voena, Florence 1600 - 1780. From the Medici to the Hapsburg Lorraines. Paintings, Drawings and Works of Art, June - July 2006;
Montevarchi, Auditorium Comunale, Giovanni Martinelli pittore di Montevarchi, March - June 2011, no. 1.7.
Montevarchi, Auditorium Comunale, Giovanni Martinelli pittore di Montevarchi, March - June 2011, no. 1.7.
Literature
F. Baldassari, La collezione Piero ed Elena Bigongiari. Il Seicento fiorentino tra favola e dramma, Milan 2004, pp. 44, 46, reproduced fig. 34;
C. D'Afflitto, in M. Voena (ed.), Florence 1600 - 1780. From the Medici to the Hapsburg Lorraines. Paintings, Drawings and Works of Art, exhibition catalogue, Turin 2006, pp. 32-33, reproduced p. 33;
C. D'Afflitto, "s.v. Martinelli Giovanni" in Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Rome 2008, vol. LXXI, pp. 121-124;
F. Baldassari, La Pittura del Seicento a Firenze, Indice degli artisti e delle loro opere, Turin 2009, p. 526;
S. Bellesi, Catalogo dei Pittori Fiorenti del '600 e '700, Florence 2009, p. 193;
G. Cantelli, Repertorio della pittura fiorentina del Seicento. Aggiornamento, Pontedera 2009, vol. I, p. 141;
N. Bastogi, in A. Baldinotte, B. Santi & R. Spinelli (eds.), Giovanni Martinelli pittore de Montevarchi, exhibition catalogue, Florence 2011, pp. 108-111.
C. D'Afflitto, in M. Voena (ed.), Florence 1600 - 1780. From the Medici to the Hapsburg Lorraines. Paintings, Drawings and Works of Art, exhibition catalogue, Turin 2006, pp. 32-33, reproduced p. 33;
C. D'Afflitto, "s.v. Martinelli Giovanni" in Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Rome 2008, vol. LXXI, pp. 121-124;
F. Baldassari, La Pittura del Seicento a Firenze, Indice degli artisti e delle loro opere, Turin 2009, p. 526;
S. Bellesi, Catalogo dei Pittori Fiorenti del '600 e '700, Florence 2009, p. 193;
G. Cantelli, Repertorio della pittura fiorentina del Seicento. Aggiornamento, Pontedera 2009, vol. I, p. 141;
N. Bastogi, in A. Baldinotte, B. Santi & R. Spinelli (eds.), Giovanni Martinelli pittore de Montevarchi, exhibition catalogue, Florence 2011, pp. 108-111.
Catalogue Note
Martinelli painted a number of half or bust length female figures representing saints, allegorical ideals, ancient queens and, as in this painting, mythological subjects. The Three Graces, personifying charm and beauty, were often associated with Venus and sometimes depicted as her attendants. This painting is considered to be a mature work by the artist and has been dated to the early 1650s.