Maffei, Francesco
Italian Baroque Era Painter, 1605-1660 Italian painter. He probably trained with his father, Giacomo Maffei, before joining the workshop of the Maganza family in Vicenza. His early works, such as the Ecce homo (ex-Dianin priv. col., Padua, see Pallucchini, 1981,), were influenced by the eclectic style, between Veronese and the Bassani, of Alessandro Maganza. The St Nicholas and the Angel (1626; Vicenza, S Nicola da Tolentino), with colours like those of Veronese, yet lighter, suggests Maffei's rapid development of an independent style that is both rugged and moving. His interest in narrative, already evident in scenes from the Life of St Cajetan (Vicenza, S Stefano), was developed in the later Martyrdom of the Franciscan Minors at Nagasaki (Schio, S Francesco), which is datable to about 1630. Here, the contrast between the pale, silvery tones of the background and the darker foreground figures is derived from Tintoretto, but the exaggerated Mannerist treatment of the main figures also recalls the art of such French engravers as Jacques Bellange and Pierre Brebiette. At the same time there is also an echo of the extreme stylizations of Giovanni Demio.

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Maffei, Francesco Perseus Liberating Andromeda oil painting


Perseus Liberating Andromeda
1657-58 Oil on canvas.
Painting ID::  19241
Maffei, Francesco
Perseus Liberating Andromeda
1657-58 Oil on canvas.
   
   
     

Maffei, Francesco Sight oil painting


Sight
1657-58 Oil on canvas.
Painting ID::  19242
Maffei, Francesco
Sight
1657-58 Oil on canvas.
   
   
     

Maffei, Francesco Perseus Cutting off the Head of Medusa oil painting


Perseus Cutting off the Head of Medusa
1660 Oil on canvas Galleria dell'Accademia, Venice.
Painting ID::  19243
Maffei, Francesco
Perseus Cutting off the Head of Medusa
1660 Oil on canvas Galleria dell'Accademia, Venice.
   
   
     

Maffei, Francesco Perseus Beheading Medusa oil painting


Perseus Beheading Medusa
circa 1650(1650) Medium oil on canvas cyf
Painting ID::  95801
Maffei, Francesco
Perseus Beheading Medusa
circa 1650(1650) Medium oil on canvas cyf
   
   
     

Maffei, Francesco Mythological Scene oil painting


Mythological Scene
circa 1650(1650) Medium oil on canvas cyf
Painting ID::  95802
Maffei, Francesco
Mythological Scene
circa 1650(1650) Medium oil on canvas cyf
   
   
     

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     Maffei, Francesco
     Italian Baroque Era Painter, 1605-1660 Italian painter. He probably trained with his father, Giacomo Maffei, before joining the workshop of the Maganza family in Vicenza. His early works, such as the Ecce homo (ex-Dianin priv. col., Padua, see Pallucchini, 1981,), were influenced by the eclectic style, between Veronese and the Bassani, of Alessandro Maganza. The St Nicholas and the Angel (1626; Vicenza, S Nicola da Tolentino), with colours like those of Veronese, yet lighter, suggests Maffei's rapid development of an independent style that is both rugged and moving. His interest in narrative, already evident in scenes from the Life of St Cajetan (Vicenza, S Stefano), was developed in the later Martyrdom of the Franciscan Minors at Nagasaki (Schio, S Francesco), which is datable to about 1630. Here, the contrast between the pale, silvery tones of the background and the darker foreground figures is derived from Tintoretto, but the exaggerated Mannerist treatment of the main figures also recalls the art of such French engravers as Jacques Bellange and Pierre Brebiette. At the same time there is also an echo of the extreme stylizations of Giovanni Demio.

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