Paolo Farinati

Italian · 1524–1606 · Painter, Printmaker

Paolo Farinati was an Italian painter of the Mannerist style, active mainly in his native Verona, but also in Mantua and Venice. (Wikipedia)

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Paolo Farinati was an Italian painter of the Mannerist style, active mainly in his native Verona, but also in Mantua and Venice.

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Born 1524, VeronaDied 1606, VeronaOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q367287 ↗ULAN 500013893 ↗Museum works 24

Veronese school

Also known as de Verone Paul Farinati, Farenate, Farinat, Farinati, Farinato, Farinato da Verona, Farinatti, Farinatto and 6 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Paolo Farinati, A Man Resting on a Staff — **A Man Resting on a Staff**n.d. · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, with white heightening over traces of black chalk
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Joseph F. McCrindle Collection, Bequest of Jo…

Paolo Farinati, Cupid and Apollo with a lyre — **Cupid and Apollo with a lyre**ca. 1568 · Etching; first state of two
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926 — Open Access…

Paolo Farinati, Project for the Decoration of a Spandrel: Winged Female Figure Holding a Tablet and a Crown — **Project for the Decoration of a Spandrel: Winged Female Figure Holding a Tablet and a Crown**1524–1606 · Brush and brown wash, over black chalk, on blue paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1962 — Open Access (CC0)

Paolo Farinati, Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Paul — **Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Paul**1524–1606 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk, on blue paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1962 — Open Access (CC0)

Paolo Farinati, Sleeping Cupid — **Sleeping Cupid**ca. 1560–1606 · Etching
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011 — Open Access…

Paolo Farinati, Seated, Bearded Man Holding a Banderole — **Seated, Bearded Man Holding a Banderole**1524–1606 · Pen and brown ink, brown wash, highlighted with white, over black chalk
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1986 — Open Access (CC0)

Paolo Farinati, Ceres Changing Ascalaphus into a Bird of Evil Omen — **Ceres Changing Ascalaphus into a Bird of Evil Omen**pen and brown ink with brown wash heightened with white on blue laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection — Open Access (CC0)

Paolo Farinati, Head of a Boy — **Head of a Boy**black and white chalk on blue paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Paolo Farinati, The Emperor Aulus Vitellius — **The Emperor Aulus Vitellius**1565/1570 · pen and brown ink with brown and gray wash heightened with white over black chalk on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Andrew W. Mellon Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Paolo Farinati, The Flaying of Marsyas — **The Flaying of Marsyas**1570/1575 · pen and brown ink with gray and brown wash over black chalk, heightened with white on greenish laid paper (originally blue)
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Patrons' Per…

Paolo Farinati, The Adoration of the Magi — **The Adoration of the Magi**1585
Rijksmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Rijksmuseum

Paolo Farinati, Portrait of a Man — **Portrait of a Man**1700
Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK)

Paolo Farinati, Adoration of the Magi — **Adoration of the Magi**1550
National Gallery of Armenia ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Gallery of Armenia

Paolo Farinati, Untitled — **Untitled**1565
Bavarian State Painting Collections ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Bavarian State Painting Collections

Paolo Farinati, Saint John the Evangelist — **Saint John the Evangelist**1567 · Etching in black on paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth Hammond Stickney Collection — public doma…

Paolo Farinati, Study for Spandrel Decoration with Satyress, Satyrs, and Putti (recto); Head of Putto (verso) — **Study for Spandrel Decoration with Satyress, Satyrs, and Putti (recto); Head of Putto (verso)**c. 1588 · Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, heightened with lead white (recto), and black chalk heightened with white chalk on blue laid paper (verso), on blue laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Paolo Farinati, Perseus Holding the Head of Medusa, with Pegasus in the Background — **Perseus Holding the Head of Medusa, with Pegasus in the Background**n.d. · Brush and blue ink and wash, with traces of black chalk, on blue laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Paolo Farinati, Roman Soldier — **Roman Soldier**c. 1545 · Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, over black chalk, heightened with white gouache, on tan laid paper, laid down on light-weight wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Paolo Farinati, Deposition — **Deposition**17th century · Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk, on brown laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Paolo Farinati, Four Standing Draped Female Figures — **Four Standing Draped Female Figures**n.d. · Pen and brown ink, heightened with lead white (partially oxidized), on gray laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), Smithsonian Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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