Alessandro Tiarini. Adam and Eve who mourn the killed Abel. Italy. 1843.

Print of steel engraving titled „Adamo ed Eva che piangono l‘ucciso Abele“.

Artist Alessandro Tiarini.

Drawn by School of Marri (Scuola Marri).

Engraved by School of Marri (Scuola Marri).

From “Galerie du Palais Pitti“, Chez Louis Bardi, Florence, 1843. Vol. IV. Tav. 105.

Alessandro Tiarini (March 20, 1577 – February 8, 1668) was an Italian Baroque painter of the Bolognese School. He was born in Bologna. His mother died when he was a child, and he was raised by an aunt, and early on they tried, unsuccessfully to guide him towards becoming a cleric. He was the godson of painter Lavinia Fontana and initially apprenticed in Bologna under her father Prospero Fontana, and subsequently with Bartolomeo Cesi. He was not inducted into the Carracci Academy. Forced to flee from Bologna, due to what Malvasia and Amorini describe as a quarrel leading to the death of the other party. He moved to Florence, where he painted frescoes, façade decorations, and altarpieces (1599–1606) including an Adoration of the Shepherds (Pitti Palace). In Florence, he mainly worked under Domenico Passignano, but also Bernardino Poccetti and Jacopo da Empoli.

Approx. image size: 19, 6 x 12, 4/47, 1 x 32, 3 cm.

Condition: good.