Giovanni Stanchi (Rome 1608 – 1675), Virgin within a garland

Giovanni Stanchi (Rome 1608 – 1675) or Niccolò Stanchi (Rome 1623 – 1690),

WEAR OF FLOWERS WITH PORTRAIT OF THE VIRGIN

Rome, First half of the seventeenth century
oil on canvas, cm. 73 x 59
framed cm. 98 x 82

The painting examined here can be ascribed to the production of the atelier of Giovanni Stanchi (Rome 1608 – 1675); The Stanchi (the founder Giovanni, together with the brothers Niccolò and Angelo) constituted one of the most fervent still life workshops in Baroque Rome starting from 1630, sought after by the most important aristocratic families, from the Colonna, to the Chigi, to the Rospigliosi, and present since the end of the century in the Medici collections. Extremely varied in type but stylistically coherent, the Stanchi's production can be divided according to the subjects proposed: first of all the garlands, of which the proposed canvas represents an example of quality, linked to the Flemish model made famous in Rome by Daniel Seghers, and probably largely referable to John; The style of the work can also be similar, upon in-depth study, to the works of Niccolò, active in Rome for almost the entire seventeenth century, his younger brother and owner of the workshop after Giovanni's death.
As regards the portrait of the Virgin placed at the center of the garland, it must be said that, in this type of composition, the figures were often entrusted to a specialized painter, different from the flower painters. Carlo Maratta (Camerano 1625 – Rome 1713), for example, often collaborated with some important workshops, including the Stanchi and Mario Nuzzi, completing their floral compositions with his religious subjects (Florence, Galleria Corsini, The Virgin by Carlo Maratta within garland, see details). This is the case, for example, of the magnificent mirrors created by Giovanni Stanchi in 1670 for the gallery of Palazzo Colonna in collaboration with Carlo Maratta (Wreath of flowers with four putti; and Vase of flowers with five putti), in competition with Mario dei Fiori, author of the other two; as regards Nicolò, the younger brother who owned the shop after Giovanni's death, the mirrors in Palazzo Borghese, created in 1675 in collaboration with Ciro Ferri.

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