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| Bartolomeo Bimbi (1648–1730) | ||||||||||
| A Florentine painter, Bimbi entered the workshop of Lorenzo Lippi around 1661 and later worked under Onorio Marinari. He served the Florentine aristocracy and was appointed painter at the court of the Medici. Initially focused on historical subjects, Bimbi later specialised in didactic still lifes and portraits. His best-known works depict bizarre, rare, and striking fruits, vegetables, and flowers, often shown in unexpected sizes. A favourite of Grand Duke Cosimo III de’ Medici, Bimbi was tasked with recording all known varieties of Tuscany’s main fruits. The Duke’s passion for gardening and horticulture, along with exotic specimens brought by travellers and missionaries, frequently appeared in Bimbi’s compositions. Influenced by Flemish art, he captured nature’s forms, colours, and peculiarities with brilliance and vitality, demonstrating a highly skilled and innovative technique. Bimbi died in Florence. | ||||||||||
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