Giovanni Maria Ciocchi

He was born into a family of artists, and it is not clear if he is related to Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte (1487 – 1555) from Perugia, who became Pope Julius III.

In the Florentine tradition, who gave great weight to prior masters, Giovanni was engaged in making copies of works in the ducal courts of Italy, including travels to Venice, Parma, Modena, Rome, and Naples.

He completed the frescoes in the ceiling of the church of Santa Maria degli Angiolini, Florence, depicting St Michael Archangel in Glory.

[4] Late in life, Giovanni Maria went blind, and he wrote a book which discussed his ideas about art.

La Pittura in Parnaso[5] Published posthumously in 1725, the work was dedicated to Marquis Neri Guadagni.