Giovanni Battista Stefaneschi

Giovanni Battista Stefaneschi (1582–1659) was a Tuscan painter of the Baroque period. He is also called the Eremita di Monte Senario. He was born in Ronta, a frazione of Borgo San Lorenzo.[1] He was a pupil of the painter Andrea Commodi[2] and was also influenced by Jacopo Ligozzi and Pietro da Cortona.[3]: 589 

For Ferdinand II Medici, Duke of Tuscany, he painted various history subjects, including four copies in miniature of works by Correggio, Andrea del Sarto, Raphael and Titian.[3]: 589 

He died in Venice on 31 October 1659.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Pittura: Il Patrimonio Pittorico del Sacro Eremo di Montesenario (in Italian). Vaglia: Sacra Senarii Eremus. Accessed June 2025.
  2. ^ a b Stefaneschi, Giovanni Battista or Melchiorre called l'Eremita di Monte Senariounlocked. Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.B00174820. (subscription required).
  3. ^ a b Matthew Pilkington (1770). The Gentleman's and Connoisseur's Dictionary of Painters. London: Printed by T. Cadell (successor to Mr. Millar) in the Strand.


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