Giovanni Michele Graneri Explained

Giovanni Michele Graneri (1708 in Turin  - 1762 in Turin) was a painter of genre scenes or Bamboccio scenes. He was a pupil of Domenico Olivieri.[1]

Among his works is the Lottery Drawing at Piazza del Erbe.[2] This painting shows a crowded marketplace, as does his Market at Piazza San Carlo.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/giovanni-michele-graneri_(Dizionario-Biografico)/# Treccani Encyclopedia
  2. http://www.ringlingdocents.org/lottery.htm Ringling Museum
  3. Web site: Market at Piazza San Carlo . 2013-09-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131015015156/http://www.palazzomadamatorino.it/opera.php?id_opera=21 . 2013-10-15 . dead .