Brief Biography-Cesare Dandini from Florence was the first successful artist of the Dandini family. His younger brother Vincenzo, nephew Pietro and his sons Ottaviano and Vincenzo followed in his footsteps. Pietro was the most fruitful of them all; however, it does not take away from the refined skills of his uncle. Cesare trained under Francesco Curradi, Christofano Allori and Domenico Passignano in succession. Several other Italian artists influenced him, Pietro da Cortona who worked on the Palazzo Pitti in Florence, was one of them. One of his patrons was Lorenzo de’ Medici; his most notable work is his altarpiece in the Florence chapel of L’Annonciata. Alessandro Rosi was one of his many successful students.