Mario Nuzzi

[1][2] In 1618, his father took the family back to Penna, where they engaged in floriculture and Mario amused himself by painting the flowers.

Notably, illustrations for De florum cultura by Giovanni Battista Ferrari, which were commissioned by Cardinal Francesco Barberini.

An especially important contact was made in 1644, when he met Giancarlo de' Medici, who had just been appointed a Cardinal and was a passionate botanist.

After 1658, he did decorative work for Cardinal Flavio Chigi; painting flowers on mirrors and basanite columns.

These paintings represent the Four Seasons and each artist was assigned to assist with one of them: Filippo Lauri (Spring), Carlo Maratti (Summer), Giacinto Brandi (Fall) and Bernardino Mei (Winter).