Francesco Solimena

(Italian, 1657–1747)

Francesco Solimena was an Italian painter best known for his Baroque religious and mythological scenes. Rendered in brownish chiaroscuro, Solimena’s works exhibited qualities of flickering light in their depictions of subjects often derived from earlier painters such as Annibale Carracci and Raphael. Born on October 4, 1657 in Canale di Serino, Italy into a lineage of painters, his father Angelo Solimena was a revered fresco painter. Beginning in 1674, Solimena received instruction from Francesco di Maria and Giacomo del Po in Naples, quickly gaining recognition and eventually forming his own studio. During his life, his studio had done much to shape the Neapolitan aesthetic of the time. Before his death at age of 89, on May 3, 1747 in Barra, Italy, Solimena had become very wealthy and had influenced a new generation of painters, including Corrado Giaquinto, Sebastiano Conca, and Allan Ramsay. Today, his works are held in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the National Gallery in London, and the Louvre Museum in Paris, among others. 

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European and British Decorative Art: 18th Century

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La famille de Darius devant Alexandre

Attributed to Francesco Solimena

La famille de Darius devant Alexandre

Sale Date: March 26, 2014

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Battesimo

Circle of Francesco Solimena

Battesimo

Sale Date: March 13, 2014

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La Vierge à l'Enfant avec saint Jean-Baptiste

Follower of Francesco Solimena

La Vierge à l'Enfant avec saint Jean-Baptiste

Sale Date: February 7, 2014

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Saint Francis Xavier baptizing the Indians

Francesco Solimena

Saint Francis Xavier baptizing the Indians

Sale Date: January 29, 2014

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Madonna and Child

Francesco Solimena

Madonna and Child

Sale Date: January 30, 2014

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St. Helena and the True Cross

Circle of Francesco Solimena

St. Helena and the True Cross

Sale Date: January 29, 2014

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Testa di angelo, 1675–1725

Attributed to Francesco Solimena

Testa di angelo, 1675–1725

Sale Date: December 12, 2013

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The Visitation

Follower of Francesco Solimena

The Visitation

Sale Date: December 10, 2013

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Lo sposalizio della Madonna con San Giuseppe

Circle of Francesco Solimena

Lo sposalizio della Madonna con San Giuseppe

Sale Date: November 24, 2013

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Giunone

Circle of Francesco Solimena

Giunone

Sale Date: November 24, 2013

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Christ and the Woman of Samaria

Circle of Francesco Solimena

Christ and the Woman of Samaria

Sale Date: December 11, 2013

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La Visitation

Follower of Francesco Solimena

La Visitation

Sale Date: November 5, 2013

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Leda and the swan

Francesco Solimena

Leda and the swan

Sale Date: November 16, 2013

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Portrait de Vincenzo Maria Carafa V (1660-1726),

Francesco Solimena

Portrait de Vincenzo Maria Carafa V (1660-1726),

Sale Date: November 6, 2013

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Rebecca and Eliezer

Studio of Francesco Solimena

Rebecca and Eliezer

Sale Date: October 31, 2013

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La décapitation de saint Jean

Studio of Francesco Solimena

La décapitation de saint Jean

Sale Date: October 25, 2013

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La Crucifixion

Francesco Solimena

La Crucifixion

Sale Date: October 25, 2013

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Allegoria dell'autunno

Workshop of Francesco Solimena

Allegoria dell'autunno

Sale Date: October 15, 2013

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Sant'Antonio

Circle of Francesco Solimena

Sant'Antonio

Sale Date: October 15, 2013

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La circoncisione

Circle of Francesco Solimena

La circoncisione

Sale Date: October 1, 2013

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Design for an altarpiece with a bishop...

Francesco Solimena

Design for an altarpiece with a bishop...

Sale Date: July 5, 2013

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Design for a silver bust of S. Francesco di Paola

Francesco Solimena

Design for a silver bust of S. Francesco di Paola

Sale Date: July 5, 2013

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Studies for an Annunciation; Sketch of a female...

Francesco Solimena

Studies for an Annunciation; Sketch of a female...

Sale Date: July 5, 2013

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The Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew

Francesco Solimena

The Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew

Sale Date: July 5, 2013

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