Felice Ficherelli
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Felice Ficherelli (1605–1660) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, born in San Gimignano and active mainly in Tuscany. Among Ficherelli's early patrons was Conte Bardi, who persuaded Felice to move to Florence and to study with the painter Jacopo da Empoli. Empoli's influence is evident in the sumptous fabrics seen in many of Ficherelli's works. Ficherelli was nicknamed Felice Riposo for his retiring nature.
There is controversial copy of Ficherelli's Saint Praxedis, which appears to be signed by Johannes Vermeer and dated 1655.[1]
[edit] References
- Farquhar, Maria (1855). Ralph Nicholson Wornum. ed. Biographical catalogue of the principal Italian painters. Woodfall & Kinder, Angel Court, Skinner Street, London; Digitized by Googlebooks from Oxford University copy on Jun 27, 2006. p. 60. http://books.google.com/books?q=intitle:Wornum+intitle:principal+intitle:painters.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Liedtke, W. (2001) Vermeer teaching himself. In: The Cambridge Companion to Vermeer. Edited by Wayne E. Franits.
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