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Francesco Solimena

1657 to 1747 4 documented presences 3 places

Quo Fuit places 4 dated presences for Francesco Solimena across 3 places, from 1674 to 1747. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.

Francesco Solimena (4 October 1657 to 3 April 1747) was a prolific Italian Baroque painter, one of an established family of painters and draughtsmen.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Francesco Solimena was documented, and when

1674year
Naplesattested “Encouraged by Cardinal Orsini, he moved to Naples in 1674, and initially attended the school of Francesco di Maria in order to perfect his studies of anatomy.” source: Wikipedia: Francesco Solimena
1706 to 1707period
Sarzana Cathedralattested “While the altarpieces in Sarzana Cathedral and San Pietro Martire, Naples (1707), signal a return to dramatic chiaroscuro in the manner of Preti, between 1706 and 1707 Solimena painted the great fresco of the Triumph of Faith for the vau…” source: Wikipedia: Francesco Solimena
1747year
Naplesattested “He died at Barra, near Naples, in 1747 at the age of 89.” source: Wikipedia: Francesco Solimena
1747year
Barra (Naples)attested “He died at Barra, near Naples, in 1747 at the age of 89.” source: Wikipedia: Francesco Solimena

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Places Francesco Solimena is documented in

Naples2 presences · 1674 to 1747
Barra (Naples)1 presence · 1747
Sarzana Cathedral1 presence · 1706

Other places tied to Francesco Solimena in the record

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1677year
Naplesmentioned “Among Solimena’s first commissions given him by the Neapolitan religious orders were the frescoes (1677) in the chapel of Sant'Anna al Gesù Nuovo and those in San Giorgio ai Mannesi (bozzetti in Naples, Lauro priv.” source: Wikipedia: Francesco Solimena
1688year
San Nicola alla Caritàmentioned “Francis (1688) for Santa Maria Donnaregina, Naples, the Nativity (1689; Aversa, Annunziata), with an ecstatic vision of soaring angels, and by the central vault frescoes in San Nicola alla Carità, Naples.” source: Wikipedia: Francesco Solimena
1692 to 1702period
Naplesmentioned “In 1692 Giordano left Naples for Spain, where he stayed until 1702.” source: Wikipedia: Francesco Solimena
1701year
Romementioned “It seems probable that Solimena visited Rome in 1701.” source: Wikipedia: Francesco Solimena
1710year
Genoamentioned “This was followed by the three paintings commissioned by the Giustiniani family in 1710 for the Senate Room in Genoa, for which Solimena was paid over 6000 ducats.” source: Wikipedia: Francesco Solimena
August 1717month
Genoamentioned “John the Baptist’s Ashes in Genoa reached Genoa in August 1717.” source: Wikipedia: Francesco Solimena

Documented at the same place, the same year

Charles III of SpainPortici · 1747

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