Lorenzo Gennari
Italian painter (1595 – 1665–1672)
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Lorenzo Gennari (also known as Ariminese;[1] 1595 – 1665–72) was an Italian painter.
Lorenzo Gennari | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1595 |
| Died | 1665–1672 (aged 70–77) |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Father | Benedetto |
Gennari was born in Cento in 1595 to the painter Benedetto. From 1615 to 1617, Gennari was apprenticed to Guercino and frescoed the Pannini family home in Cento; afterwards, he followed the senior painter to Bologna.[2] Cassandra and Coroebus (The Capture of Cassandra and Death of Coroebus)—previously The Inspiration of Cassandra—was painted between 1615 and 1630; it was originally attributed to Guercino, but "is too clumsy to even be a copy of a lost painting of his. It is certainly an autonomous work by Gennari, but based on drawings by Guercino."[1] Gennari died between 1665 and 1672 in Rimini.[2]