Originally from Bergamo, Spinelli worked mainly in Naples, where he presumably died. Little is known of his life, though he is recorded as painting many pictures.
Giovanni Battista Spinelli
active from about 1630 - about 1660
Paintings by Giovanni Battista Spinelli
The Virgin Mary gazes down at the infant Christ Child, who lies on a woven manger: wisps of hay poke through the sides of the basketwork. Beside them Saint Joseph leans on a stick; on the right the shepherds look on in wonder, their humble gift of a lamb lying on the floor beside the manger. Othe...