He was born at Siena. He first trained with his father,
Francesco Vanni, who died in 1610. He was afterwards sent to
Rome, and recommended to the care of
Antonio Carracci. He became a follower of the style of
Pietro da Cortona. He painted a
Birth of the Virgin for
Santa Maria della Pace. He also painted two lunette paintings for
Santa Maria del Popolo representing
The royal ancestors of the Virgin and
The sacerdotal ancestors of the Virgin in 1653. These oil on wood panels were placed above the tombs of Agostino and Sigismondo Chigi in the
Chigi Chapel. In
Santa Croce in Gerusalemme he painted ''A Dream of the Saint Robert's mother
. A Marriage of S. Catharine'' by him is in the
Pitti Palace, and other pictures at
Siena and
Pisa. He was a member of the
Accademia di San Luca in 1655. His brother, Michelangelo Vanni, is better known as the inventor of a process of making pictures by staining marble than as an artist. One of Raffaello's pupils was
Deifebo Burbarini. ==References==