Livio Mehus
Livio Mehus (born 'Lieven Mehus') (1630 – 7 August 1691) was a Flemish painter and engraver of the Baroque period, who was mainly active in Florence. he is known for his allegorical and mythological scenes, landscapes and religious works.
Born in Oudenaarde in Flanders. After training in Milan with an obscure battle-painter, he traveled at the age of 15 years to Rome, where he found a powerful patron in Prince Matthias of Tuscany. In Rome, he was a pupil of the painter Pietro da Cortona, and often worked with Ciro Ferri.
He enjoyed strong patronage from the Medici family. From Florence, he left to join theater players for the Duke of Savoy in Turin, but after three years he returned to painting in Florence. Here he again enjoyed the patronage of Prince Matthias. In 1650 Mehus was in Rome with Stefano della Bella. he then made a journey to northern Italy with Raffaello Vanni.
He helped in the decoration of the cupola of the church of La Pace at Florence.
References
- Hobbes, James R. (1849). Picture collector's manual adapted to the professional man, and the amateur. T&W Boone, 29 Bond Street; Digitized by Googlebooks. p. 87.
- Bryan, Michael (1889). Walter Armstrong & Robert Edmund Graves, ed. ‘‘Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical’‘ (Volume II L-Z). York St. #4, Covent Garden, London; Original from Fogg Library, Digitized 18 May 2007: George Bell and Sons. p. 66.
External links
Media related to Livio Mehus at Wikimedia Commons
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