Giovanni Maria Morandi

Who was Giovanni Maria Morandi?

Giovanni Maria Morandi was an Italian painter, mainly active in Rome and his natal city of Florence, but also Venice. He is said to have priefly trained in Florence with Sigismondo Coccapani and Giovanni Bilivert.

In Rome, he painted numerous altarpieces, including the Death of Mary in the church of Santa Maria della Pace, but also works in Santa Maria in Vallicella and Santa Maria del Popolo. He painted an Annunciation for the church of Santa Maria della Scala in Siena. Among his pupils was Odoardo Vicinelli.