Giuseppe Melani [SEP] date of death
Giuseppe Melani
Giuseppe Melani or Milani (13 August, 1673 - 7 November, 1747) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active mainly in Pisa.
Biography.
His father, Pietro Milani, was a painter. He initially apprenticed with Camillo Gabrielli, a pupil of Ciro Ferri. For the Pisa Cathedral, he painted a "Death of San Ranieri". He also painted figures for architectural frescoes, such as the vault of San Matteo (c. 1720) in Pisa, along with
this palace was aggregated after the marriage of Senator Marco Martelli and his cousin. Marco also acquired further buildings. Some frescoes on the main floor date to this era. The Cardinal Francesco Martelli (1633–1717) was a member of this family.
In 1738, Giuseppe Martelli Maria, Archbishop of Florence and Niccolo Martelli, bailiff of Florence, unified the palaces under the designs of the architect Bernardino Ciurini. The piano nobile of the palace was decorated by frescoes by Vincenzo Meucci, Ferdinando Melani, Niccolò Connestabile, and Bernardo Minozzi