enriched by the technique of Mannozzi. He acquired Flemish traits from Justus Sustermans and finally adopted the complex chromaticism of Emilian influence, as a result of his journeys to Bologna, Ferrara, Venice and Parma undertaken at the expense of Don Lorenzo between 1640 and 1641. His style is often distinguished by theatrical effects. He painted frescoes celebrating the Medici ancestry for the inner court of the Villa Petraia. The influence of his decorative style on Volterrano's work at the Villa Petraia is clear. They include a painting of the hunchbacked court jester. Among his best oil paintings on a large scale is the St. John the Evangelist in the church of Santa Chiara, Volterra. One of his latest works is the fresco in the cupola of the Annunziata, Florence, which occupied him for two years towards 1683. References External links 1611 births 1689 deaths People from the Province of Pisa 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Tuscany Italian Baroque painters Fresco painters