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Giovanni Baglione (Italian: [d͡ʒoˈvan.ni baʎˈʎoː.ne]; 1566 – 30 December 1643) was an Italian Late Mannerist and Early Baroque painter and art historian.
A broad-minded critic who avoided overly theoretical discussions of many art biographies–unlike other biographers of the period–he used his knowledge as a practicing artist to evaluate, often singularly, the important stylistic transformations occurring at the time of his writing.
See all 3 artworks ›. The Ecstasy of Saint Francis, 1601. Giovanni Baglione. Sketches: Virgin and Child; Virgin and Child with Two Saints; Saint Baptizing Kneeling Figure, n.d. Giovanni Baglione. Flight into Egypt, n.d. Giovanni Baglione.
Role (s): Artist, Prince. For works by Giovanni Baglione in the collection of the National Gallery of Art, click on the Works of Art tab below. For selected works from other institutions, follow this link to the Images page. Documents. Works of Art. Selected Bibliography.
Generally considered Giovanni Baglione’s most accomplished painting, this work is his first known “Caravaggesque” picture—that is, one that incorporates the innovative use of realistic figure types and dramatic lighting favored by the painter Caravaggio beginning in the late 1590s.
Giovanni Baglione was a Baroque painter. He was born in Rome and spent most of his working life there. During his long career he was employed by popes Sixtus V, Clement VIII, Urban VIII and Paul V. as well as the many private commissions he received.
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A pupil of Francesco Morelli, he worked mainly in Rome, initially with a late-Mannerist style. His main works are frescoes which can be seen in the Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, in the Cappella Borghese.
