Giovanni Lanfranco

Self-portrait, between 1628 and 1632

Years of life:	1582 – 1647
Artist's Teachers:	Agostino Carracci
Art Movement:	Baroque
Painting School:	Bolognese School

Genre:	Portrait , Religious , Mythology
Country:	Italy
Century:	XVII

He established the enthusiasm for large-scale illusionistic decoration of churches and palaces in Rome and Naples. He painted crowds with many figures seated on clouds, in daring angles, and flooded with light. His works are of great scale and expression, to be seen in the interior for which they were intended.

Giovanni Lanfranco’s major works are Elijah Receiving Bread from the Widow of Zarephath, c. 1621–24 (Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum); Moses and the Messengers from Canaan, 1621–24 (Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum); Assumption of the Virgin, 1625–27 (Rome: S. Andrea della Valle); Ecstacy of St. Margaret of Cortona, c. 1630s (Florence: Palazzo Pitti).

References:

Robert Cumming. Art: complete encyclopedia. – 512 p. – Moscow: Astrel, 2005.

Artworks:

Self-portrait

between 1628 and 1632

Self-portrait • between 1628 and 1632
Mary Magdalen Raised by Angels

1616

Mary Magdalen Raised by Angels • 1616
Angelica nurses Medoro

1647

Angelica nurses Medoro • 1647
Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist

1630-1632

Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist • 1630-1632
Saint Conrad Confalonieri

1618

Saint Conrad Confalonieri • 1618
Liberation of Saint Peter

between 1620 and 1621

Liberation of Saint Peter • between 1620 and 1621
St Ursula and the Virgins

1622

St Ursula and the Virgins • 1622
Venus Playing the Harp (Allegory of Music)

between 1630 and 1634

Venus Playing the Harp (Allegory of Music) • between 1630 and 1634
Coronation of the Virgin with St Augustine and St William of Aquitaine

1616

Coronation of the Virgin with St Augustine and St William of Aquitaine • 1616
Miracle of the Bread and Fish

between 1620 and 1623

Miracle of the Bread and Fish • between 1620 and 1623
St Andrea Avellino

1624

St Andrea Avellino • 1624
Ecstasy of St Margaret of Cortona

1622

Ecstasy of St Margaret of Cortona • 1622
Madonna and Child with Sts Anthony Abbot and James the Greater

between 1623 and 1624

Madonna and Child with Sts Anthony Abbot and James the Greater • between 1623 and 1624
Moses and the Messengers from Canaan

between 1621 and 1624

Moses and the Messengers from Canaan • between 1621 and 1624
Norandino and Lucina Discovered by the Ogre

1624

Norandino and Lucina Discovered by the Ogre • 1624
The Annunciation

between 1610 and 1630

The Annunciation • between 1610 and 1630
Hagar in the Wilderness

Hagar in the Wilderness