St John the Evangelist
by FURINI, Francesco, Oil on canvas
Furini was a Florentine painter of biblical and mythological subjects heavy with female nudes, and of single half-length nudes in oppressive bluish tones with strong fumato. He completed the decoration of the Sala degli Argenti in the Pitti Palace, begun by Giovanni Manozzi (1592-1636).
In the 1630s he became a priest and devoted himself to religious works in the manner of Guido Reni.