Francesco Furini, (1603–1646)
Hylas and the nymphs, c. 1630
Oil on canvas
Palazzo Pitti
Hylas was
the son of King Theiodamas of the Dryopians. After Hercules killed Hylas's
father, Hylas became a companion of Hercules. They both became Argonauts,
accompanying Jason in his quest on his ship Argo in seeking the Golden Fleece.
During the journey, Hylas was sent to find fresh water. He found a pond
occupied by Naiads, and they lured Hylas into the water and he
disappeared. More on Hylas and the nymphs
Francesco Furini (c. 1600 (or 1603) – August 19,
1646) was an Italian Baroque painter of Florence, noted for his
sensual sfumato style in paintings of both secular and religious subjects. He
was born in Florence to an artistic family. Furini's early training was by
Matteo Rosselli. Traveling to Rome in 1619, he also would have been exposed to
the influence of Caravaggio and his followers.
Furini's
work reflects the tension faced by the conservative, mannerist style of
Florence when confronting then novel Baroque styles. He is a painter of
biblical and mythological set-pieces with a strong use of the misty sfumato
technique. In the 1630s his style paralleled that of Guido Reni.
Furini
became a priest in 1633 for the parish of Sant' Ansano in Mugello.
Freedberg
describes Furini's style as filled with "morbid sensuality". His
frequent use of disrobed females is discordant with his excessive religious
sentimentality, and his polished stylization and poses are at odds with his aim
of expressing highly emotional states. His stylistic choices did not go
unnoticed by more puritanical contemporary biographers like Baldinucci. Pignoni
also mirrored this style in his works.
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