Francesco Solimena

(1657–1747) Italian painter (1657–1747)

Francesco Solimena (1657–1747) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Francesco Solimena belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.

Francesco Solimena was born in Serino and died in Naples. Francesco Solimena studied under Angelo Solimena. Wikidata associates Francesco Solimena with Baroque. The students included Corrado Giaquinto.

The best-known works include ‘The Glorification of Saint Dominic’, ‘Assumption of the Virgin’, and ‘Szenen aus dem Leben der hll. Tecla, Archelaïde und Susanna’. The catalogue has 113 works by Francesco Solimena with free images. The dated works span the years 1500–1855. Works by Francesco Solimena are held by several collections, among them Dresdens nationella konstsamlingar, Compton Verney Art Gallery, Kunsthistorisches Museum, and Fitzwilliam Museum.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Jan Frans Douven, Francesco Trevisani, Philipp Peter Roos, Peeter van Bloemen, and Gregorio Lazzarini.

• The Baroque
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