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| Francesco Vanni Christ at the Column 1596 oil on canvas Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
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| Francesco Vanni Holy Family with St John the Baptist ca. 1580-86 oil on copper Walters Art Museum, Baltimore |
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| Francesco Vanni Study for St Hyacinth raising a Drowned Child ca. 1595-1600 oil on paper Musée du Louvre |
"By traveling regularly, Francesco Vanni brought an art combining many influences to his native Siena. In its evolution away from Mannerism and its allegiance to the styles of Raphael, Federico Barocci, and the Carracci, Vanni's art had a lasting impact on Sienese painting. After training with his stepfather, Vanni went to Bologna, where he may have worked under Bartolomeo Passarotti. He absorbed the Carracci classicism, founded on studying nature, then spent two years in a Roman studio, when Federico Zuccaro's increasingly naturalistic Mannerist style was pervading the city. From 1585, Barocci's style also heavily influence Vanni's painting, resulting in sharp, acid colors and delicate facial types. Back in Siena in the 1590s, Vanni was the leading artistic figure there. His clients from Siena's churches and confraternities desired a more realistic style, following Counter-Reformation guidelines requiring painting to communicate clear stories to the populace. Vanni's artistic response attracted the interest of representatives from Rome, where he stayed from about 1600 to 1604. His many commissions there included a prestigious altarpiece in Saint Peter's Basilica. Upon his return to Siena, Vanni devoted himself to commissions from local patrons."
– from biographical notes at the Getty Museum
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| Francesco Vanni Virgin and Child with St Cecilia and St Inez 1600 oil on canvas Museo del Prado, Madrid |
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| Francesco Vanni Virgin Protectress of the city of Siena 1588 drawing Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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| Francesco Vanni Nativity ca. 1600 drawing Getty Museum, Los Angeles |
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| attributed to Francesco Vanni Putto playing Stringed Instrument before 1610 drawing Royal Collection, Great Britain |
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| attributed to Francesco Vanni Cardinal Paolo Sfondrato kneeling before St Cecilia, accompanied by other Saints before 1610 drawing Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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| attributed to Francesco Vanni Seated Female Figure in Prayer before 1610 drawing Royal Collection, Great Britain |
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| attributed to Francesco Vanni Sleeping Youth ca. 1600 drawing Royal Collection, Great Britain |
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| Francesco Vanni Standing Woman looking to Left Background ca. 1596-98 drawing Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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| Francesco Vanni Man chopping a Tree before 1610 drawing Morgan Library, New York |
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| attributed to Francesco Vanni Three Sleeping Apostles (study for painting, Agony in the Garden) before 1610 drawing Royal Collection, Great Britain |
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| Francesco Vanni Coronation of the Virgin 1605 drawing Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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| Francesco Vanni Self-portrait before 1610 oil on copper Pinacoteca Nazionale di Siena |