Domenico Bettini (1644–1705) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, mainly depicting still-life subjects.
He was born in Florence on 21 July 1644; at twelve he entered the workshop of the Florentine painter Jacopo Vignali, where he remained for about eight years: from this period of his formation are some lunettes frescoed in the first cloister of Santa Maria del Carmine, two of which (Elijah Fed by an Angel and Elijah Builds a Temple on the Site of the Sacrifice of Abraham) are signed and dated 166 ...
Bettini's signed and dated 1661 Guardian Angel was found in the church of Saints Simone and Giuda in Corniola (Empoli).
In this latter canvas, so clearly youthful in the uncertainties and imbalances of the composition, one easily recognizes the teachings of Vignali, and echoes of the Florentine culture of the time.
[1] Other details of his biography and work are sparse; in part, because still life was considered minor painting, sold mostly to private households.