Francesco Botti (1640–1711) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in his native Florence.
Biography edit
His father, Giovanni was also a painter. Like his mentor Simone Pignoni, he specialized in depicting persons or scenes from classical mythology or the bible, depicting the women in seductive poses. Among his paintings are:
- Diana and Acteon
- Sophonisbae, Museo Civico di Montepulciano
- Judgement of Paris
- Allegory of Geometry, Museo di Beaux Arts of Arras
- Saints of the Augustinian Order for Santa Maria dei Candeli
- Self-portrait in the Uffizi
- Story of Santa Rosalia, Museo della Fondazione Primo Conti in Fiesole
- A Nativity and an Ecstasy of Ste Margherita, Cappella Corsini in Santo Spirito, Florence
Among his pupils was Matteo Bonechi.
Bibliography edit
- Sandro Bellesi, Inediti di Simone Pignoni e Francesco Botti in Arte, collezionismo, conservazione: scritti in onore di Marco Chiarini.
- Francesca Baldassarri, La Pittura del Seicento a Firenze, Robilant-Voena, Torino 2009