Holy Family in a Festoon of Flowers
Mario Nuzzi, Umkreis (Penna Fermana 1603 - Rom 1673), circle of
Lot-No. 343
Proceeds : 1.900 €
Oil/canvas. 72 x 57 cm. Rest., relined. - Italian flower painter. N.'s interest in flowers was instilled in him by his father's horticultural business. He trained as a painter in the studio of his uncle T. Salini. He soon won botanically interested patrons such as the later Pope Clement IX and Giancarlo de' Medici. As a leading flower painter of his time, he also collaborated with other artists such as Carlo Maratta. In 1657 he was accepted as a member of the Accademia di San Luca. Mus.: Florence (Uffizi), Rome (Gall. Naz.), Madrid (Prado), Vatican a. others. Lit.: Thieme-Becker, Bénézit.
Mario Nuzzi, Umkreis: Holy Family in a Festoon of Flowers
Mario Nuzzi, Umkreis (Penna Fermana 1603 - Rom 1673), circle of
Holy Family in a Festoon of Flowers
Lot-No. 343
Proceeds : 1.900 €
Oil/canvas. 72 x 57 cm. Rest., relined. - Italian flower painter. N.'s interest in flowers was instilled in him by his father's horticultural business. He trained as a painter in the studio of his uncle T. Salini. He soon won botanically interested patrons such as the later Pope Clement IX and Giancarlo de' Medici. As a leading flower painter of his time, he also collaborated with other artists such as Carlo Maratta. In 1657 he was accepted as a member of the Accademia di San Luca. Mus.: Florence (Uffizi), Rome (Gall. Naz.), Madrid (Prado), Vatican a. others. Lit.: Thieme-Becker, Bénézit.
