79 - Matteo Bonnecchi or Bonecchi (Florence 1669–1756)

Matteo Bonnecchi or Bonecchi (Florence 1669–1756) Nicola di Bari (?) Raises Three Children from the Dead Oil on paper mounted on wood 44 x 57.5 cm Matteo Bonnecchi’s art is part of the Florentine painting scene of the early 18th century, following in the footsteps of Francesco Bocchi, whose student he was, and two geniuses of Florentine Baroque painting: Livio Mehus and Cecco Bravo. Early 18th-century Florence saw a significant presence of painters from other regions of Italy: Cortona (at Palazzo Pitti), Giordano (at Palazzo Medici), and S. Ricci (at Palazzo Marucelli). Rather than the Cortonian style of Pier Dandini or the classicism of Maratta as interpreted by Gabbiani, the artist preferred to study the paintings of Luca Giordano and the “Giordanist” style of Sagrestani, as well as the academic classicism of Cignani. Matteo Bonnecchi or Bonecchi (Florence 1669–1756) Saint Nicholas of Bari (?) Resurrecting Three Children Oil on paper mounted on panel 44 × 57.5 cm