Cristoforo Munari
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Cristoforo Munari (July 21, 1667 - June 3, 1720) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque specializing in still life paintings.
Born in Reggio Emilia, and dead in Pisa, he was also known as Cristofano Monari His intitial training was in Reggio Emilia, and he came under the patronage of Rinaldo d'Este, Duke of Modena. In 1703-1706, he lived in Rome, then moved to Florence, where for about a decade he was attached to the court of the Medici.They recall the still life paintings of Evaristo Baschenis; however, the added disarray of porcelain, glass, and foodstuffs, suggest the hangover from the jovial surfeit of the Medici court.
