Giovanni Battista Agucchi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Giovanni Battista Agucchi

Italian churchman, Papal diplomat and writer on art theory

Date of Birth: 20-Nov-1570

Place of Birth: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1632

Profession: astronomer, diplomat, Catholic priest

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Giovanni Battista Agucchi (20 November 1570, Bologna – 1 January 1632) was an Italian churchman, Papal diplomat and writer on art theory.
He was the nephew and brother of cardinals, and might have been one himself if he had lived longer.
He served as secretary to the Papal Secretary of State, then the Pope himself, on whose death Agucchi was made a titular bishop and appointed as nuncio to Venice.
He was an important figure in Roman art circles when he was in the city, promoting fellow-Bolognese artists, and was close to Domenichino in particular.
As an art theorist he was rediscovered in the 20th century as having first expressed many of the views better known from the writings of Gian Pietro Bellori a generation later.
He was also an amateur astronomer who corresponded with Galileo.



Alternative names	Domenico Zampieri
Description	Italian painter and architect
Date of birth/death	21 October 1581	6 April 1641
Location of birth/death	Bologna	Naples
Work location	Rome, Bologna, Naples
Authority control	: Q320118 VIAF: 56618267 ISNI: 0000 0001 2134 0539 ULAN: 500018832 LCCN: n82028279 WGA: DOMENICHINO WorldCat



Description	Italian painter and graphic artist
Date of birth/death	3 November 1560	15 July 1609
Location of birth/death	Bologna	Rome
Work period	Baroque
Work location	Bologna, Rome
Authority control	: Q7824 VIAF: 12405951 ISNI: 0000 0001 2319 8652 ULAN: 500115350 LCCN: n80043473 WGA: CARRACCI, Annibale WorldCat