Giovanni Battista Michelini

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Giovanni Battista Michelini (also called il Folignate) (1604–1655) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Foligno and Rome. He was born in Foligno, but became a pupil of Guido Reni. He painted mainly religious and mythological subjects.

Known works

Hall of Cupid, Hall of Apollo: two frescoed rooms in the Palazzo Pierantoni in Foligno
The Foundation of Foligno: frescoed ceiling in the Palazzo De Comitibus, Foligno
an ensemble of large allegorical frescoes, in the church of S. Filippo, Bevagna
Madonna and Child with St. Elysius (oil on canvas): Foligno, church of San Giovanni Decollato
Holy Family, St. Catherine, and an Immaculate Conception: all three works in Foligno, monastery of Santa Caterina
Madonna and child with saints (oil on canvas): Gubbio, church of Sant' Francesco della Pace
Scenes from the life of San Filippo Benizi (damaged frescoes in the lower arcade of the cloister of the Church of San Giacomo (Foligno)

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Name	Michelini, Giovanni Battista
Alternative names
Short description	Italian painter
Date of birth	1604
Place of birth
Date of death	1655
Place of death

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