35 - Giovanni Grevenbroeck, known as “il Solfarolo” (Netherlands, approximately 1650 – Milan (?), after 1699)

Giovanni Grevenbroeck, known as “il Solfarolo” (Netherlands, approximately 1650 – Milan (?), after 1699) View of a Mediterranean Port with Sailing Ships Oil on canvas 76 x 118 cm We would like to thank Dr. Fabrizio Dassie, author of the monograph *I Grevenbroeck*, for confirming the attribution Giovanni Grevenbroeck was the founder of a family of landscape painters originally from the Netherlands but active in Italy, whose members included Orazio Grevenbroeck, Alessandro Grevenbroeck, and Carlo Leopoldo Grevenbroeck. After completing his apprenticeship in Flanders, Giovanni Grevenbroeck arrived in Italy and settled in Rome, where he received commissions from the Colonna family. In 1672, he moved to Milan, which became his permanent home, where he painted landscapes—often at night or featuring fires—a characteristic that earned him the nickname “Solfarolo.” His seascapes and landscapes were influenced by the works of Adriaen van der Cabel, incorporating stylistic elements from Pieter Mulier the Younger, known as Cavalier Tempesta, and Salvator Rosa. Giovanni Grevenbroeck, known as Il Solfarolo (Netherlands, approximately 1650 – Milan (?), after 1699) View of a Mediterranean Harbor with Sailing Ships Oil on canvas 76 x 118 cm We would like to thank Dr. Fabrizio Dassie, author of the monograph *I Grevenbroeck*, for confirming the attribution