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)
Allegoria della Guistizia: Un pennachio

Francesco Solimena

Allegoria della Guistizia: Un pennachio

Sale Date: June 5, 2000

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San Vincenzo Ferrer

Circle of Francesco Solimena

San Vincenzo Ferrer

Sale Date: June 5, 2000

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Rebecca ed Eleazaro al pozzo

Circle of Francesco Solimena

Rebecca ed Eleazaro al pozzo

Sale Date: June 5, 2000

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Judith ziegt dem Volk das Haupt des Holofernes

Workshop of Francesco Solimena

Judith ziegt dem Volk das Haupt des Holofernes

Sale Date: May 20, 2000

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La educación de la Virgen

Francesco Solimena

La educación de la Virgen

Sale Date: May 10, 2000

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The Adoration of the Shepherds

Follower of Francesco Solimena

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Sale Date: April 19, 2000

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Rebeccas Abschied von den Eltern

Follower of Francesco Solimena

Rebeccas Abschied von den Eltern

Sale Date: April 8, 2000

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Luna entführt den Orion

Francesco Solimena

Luna entführt den Orion

Sale Date: March 30, 2000

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The Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John

Follower of Francesco Solimena

The Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John

Sale Date: March 23, 2000

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Il compianto di Cristo

Francesco Solimena

Il compianto di Cristo

Sale Date: February 19, 2000

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The Personification of Charity

Francesco Solimena

The Personification of Charity

Sale Date: December 17, 1999

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Portrait of Claude de Jobert, Knight of Malta

Francesco Solimena

Portrait of Claude de Jobert, Knight of Malta

Sale Date: December 16, 1999

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The Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John

Follower of Francesco Solimena

The Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John

Sale Date: December 15, 1999

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Portrait of a lady in a pink dress with a blue...

Circle of Francesco Solimena

Portrait of a lady in a pink dress with a blue...

Sale Date: December 15, 1999

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Santa Maria dei Martiri

After Francesco Solimena

Santa Maria dei Martiri

Sale Date: October 28, 1999

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Saint Bernardino of Siena with two cherubs

Attributed to Francesco Solimena

Saint Bernardino of Siena with two cherubs

Sale Date: October 27, 1999

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The Battle of Issus

Francesco Solimena

The Battle of Issus

Sale Date: July 9, 1999

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Martyrdom of Saint Barbara

Attributed to Francesco Solimena

Martyrdom of Saint Barbara

Sale Date: July 7, 1999

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Alpheus and Arethusa

Follower of Francesco Solimena

Alpheus and Arethusa

Sale Date: July 7, 1999

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Saint Peter

Circle of Francesco Solimena

Saint Peter

Sale Date: July 7, 1999

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Fortitude

Francesco Solimena

Fortitude

Sale Date: July 7, 1999

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Apoll als Sonnengott auf Wolken

Workshop of Francesco Solimena

Apoll als Sonnengott auf Wolken

Sale Date: June 26, 1999

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L'adoration des Rois Mages

Francesco Solimena

L'adoration des Rois Mages

Sale Date: June 21, 1999

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Vierge à l'Enfant entre Saint Jean..., 1700–1700

Circle of Francesco Solimena

Vierge à l'Enfant entre Saint Jean..., 1700–1700

Sale Date: June 4, 1999

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