Jacopo Vignali (1592–1664)

• Was an Italian painter.
• Vignali was born in Pratovecchio, near Arezzo.

• Initially Vignali trained under Matteo Rosselli.

• He painted the ceiling fresco of the Love of the Fatherland and Jacob's dream for the Casa Buonarroti in Florence.

• In 1616 he entered the Accademia del Disegno in Florence.

• In the 1620s, he painted the Investiture of St Benedict for the Confraternità di San Benedetto Bianco.

• In 1622–23 he also contributed to fresco cycles for the Medici at the Casino Mediceo di San Marco in Florence, and at the Villa di Poggio Imperiale.

• Among his pupils were Domenico Bettini, Romolo Panfi, Alessandro Rosi, and Carlo Dolci.

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