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)
Sant Antonio col Bambino

Circle of Francesco Solimena

Sant Antonio col Bambino

Sale Date: May 19, 2010

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Madonna in trono e santi

Francesco Solimena

Madonna in trono e santi

Sale Date: May 27, 2010

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Angeli in volo con volto di Cristo entro un tondo

Attributed to Francesco Solimena

Angeli in volo con volto di Cristo entro un tondo

Sale Date: May 27, 2010

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The Madonna at the foot of the Cross

Circle of Francesco Solimena

The Madonna at the foot of the Cross

Sale Date: April 28, 2010

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Maria lactans

Workshop of Francesco Solimena

Maria lactans

Sale Date: April 21, 2010

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Jacob and Rachel at the well of Laban

Follower of Francesco Solimena

Jacob and Rachel at the well of Laban

Sale Date: April 21, 2010

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Apelle che ritrae Pancaspe alla presenza di...

Follower of Francesco Solimena

Apelle che ritrae Pancaspe alla presenza di...

Sale Date: March 31, 2010

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An Allegory of Good Government

Francesco Solimena

An Allegory of Good Government

Sale Date: January 27, 2010

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Ritratto di Diego d'Aragona Pignatelli

Francesco Solimena

Ritratto di Diego d'Aragona Pignatelli

Sale Date: December 15, 2009

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Ritratto di nobildonna

Circle of Francesco Solimena

Ritratto di nobildonna

Sale Date: December 13, 2009

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David ed Abigail

Circle of Francesco Solimena

David ed Abigail

Sale Date: December 13, 2009

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Der Abschied der Rebecca von ihren Eltern

Workshop of Francesco Solimena

Der Abschied der Rebecca von ihren Eltern

Sale Date: December 15, 2009

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Madonna del Rosario

Francesco Solimena

Madonna del Rosario

Sale Date: November 25, 2009

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The Virgin Mary and two saints (St...., 1657–1747

Style of Francesco Solimena

The Virgin Mary and two saints (St...., 1657–1747

Sale Date: November 27, 2009

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The Miracle of Saint Francis Xavier and the Crab

Francesco Solimena

The Miracle of Saint Francis Xavier and the Crab

Sale Date: October 29, 2009

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Judith montrant la tête d'Holopherne

Francesco Solimena

Judith montrant la tête d'Holopherne

Sale Date: October 21, 2009

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Erminia and the Shepherds

Circle of Francesco Solimena

Erminia and the Shepherds

Sale Date: October 28, 2009

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Apoteosi di San Filippo Neri

Circle of Francesco Solimena

Apoteosi di San Filippo Neri

Sale Date: October 12, 2009

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Cristo benedicente

Circle of Francesco Solimena

Cristo benedicente

Sale Date: October 12, 2009

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Sacra Famiglia

Follower of Francesco Solimena

Sacra Famiglia

Sale Date: October 12, 2009

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Das Urteil Salomons

Francesco Solimena

Das Urteil Salomons

Sale Date: September 16, 2009

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Raising of Lazarus

Circle of Francesco Solimena

Raising of Lazarus

Sale Date: September 1, 2009

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The Baptism of Christ

Circle of Francesco Solimena

The Baptism of Christ

Sale Date: July 28, 2009

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Cupid: A fragment

Circle of Francesco Solimena

Cupid: A fragment

Sale Date: July 10, 2009

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