Giovanni Stefano Maia
Giovanni Stefano Maia (1672-1747) was an Italian painter of the late Baroque period, active in Genoa and Naples.
Biography
Born and trained in Genoa, he was forced to flee Genoa after participating in a brawl.[1] He moved to Rome and Naples, where he worked under Francesco Solimena.[2] He returned to his native country only in 1727, but was impoverished for commissions since his skill as a portrait artists was not well known.[3]
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References
- Dizionario geografico-storico-statistico-commerciale degli stati del Re di Sardegna, Volume 7, by Goffredo Casalis, Turin (1840), page 727-728.
- This article incorporates text from the article "Maia, Giovanni Stefano" in A biographical history of the fine arts by Shearjashub Spooner, an 1873 publication now in the public domain.
- Casalis, page 728.
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