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. 

Francesco Solimena Artworks

Francesco Solimena (966 results)
Allegori över konsten (pair)

Follower of Francesco Solimena

Allegori över konsten (pair)

Sale Date: December 8, 2010

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Modesty (A bozzetto)

Francesco Solimena

Modesty (A bozzetto)

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The Nativity

Francesco Solimena

The Nativity

Sale Date: December 7, 2010

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Portrait of a gentleman, in a gold brocade...

Francesco Solimena

Portrait of a gentleman, in a gold brocade...

Sale Date: December 8, 2010

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San Francesco prende gli ordini

Francesco Solimena

San Francesco prende gli ordini

Sale Date: November 23, 2010

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Die Anbetung der Hirten

Francesco Solimena

Die Anbetung der Hirten

Sale Date: November 24, 2010

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Saint Pie V en gloire parmi les anges

Attributed to Francesco Solimena

Saint Pie V en gloire parmi les anges

Sale Date: October 27, 2010

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Virtù con vaso di fiori su piedistallo, 1681–1684

Francesco Solimena

Virtù con vaso di fiori su piedistallo, 1681–1684

Sale Date: October 29, 2010

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Christ and the woman of Samaria

Circle of Francesco Solimena

Christ and the woman of Samaria

Sale Date: October 29, 2010

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Rebecca and Eliezer at the well

Circle of Francesco Solimena

Rebecca and Eliezer at the well

Sale Date: October 27, 2010

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Flying putti

Attributed to Francesco Solimena

Flying putti

Sale Date: October 27, 2010

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Giuseppe e la moglie di putifarre

Francesco Solimena

Giuseppe e la moglie di putifarre

Sale Date: October 19, 2010

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Maria lactans

Workshop of Francesco Solimena

Maria lactans

Sale Date: September 28, 2010

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Noli me tangere

Attributed to Francesco Solimena

Noli me tangere

Sale Date: September 17, 2010

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Saint Francis Xavier on clouds holding a lily...

Francesco Solimena

Saint Francis Xavier on clouds holding a lily...

Sale Date: July 16, 2010

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Saint Ignatius of Loyola in Glory

Circle of Francesco Solimena

Saint Ignatius of Loyola in Glory

Sale Date: July 9, 2010

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Allegoria di Giustizia e Prudenza (+ Allegoria...

Workshop of Francesco Solimena

Allegoria di Giustizia e Prudenza (+ Allegoria...

Sale Date: June 8, 2010

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The ascension of a male saint

Follower of Francesco Solimena

The ascension of a male saint

Sale Date: June 9, 2010

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Allégorie de l'Afrique, 1700

Circle of Francesco Solimena

Allégorie de l'Afrique, 1700

Sale Date: May 31, 2010

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Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

Francesco Solimena

Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden

Sale Date: June 3, 2010

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Madonna con Bambino e San Giovannino

Francesco Solimena

Madonna con Bambino e San Giovannino

Sale Date: May 19, 2010

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San Gregorio Magno

Circle of Francesco Solimena

San Gregorio Magno

Sale Date: May 19, 2010

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Putti presso vasi di fiori

Francesco Solimena

Putti presso vasi di fiori

Sale Date: May 19, 2010

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La predica di San Domenico

Circle of Francesco Solimena

La predica di San Domenico

Sale Date: May 19, 2010

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