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Benedetto Gennari II (1633 – 1715),

• Was an Italian painter.
• He was the grandson of Benedetto Gennari, and older brother of Cesare Gennari.
• His father was Ercole Gennari and mother Lucia Barbieri.
• He trained at the workshop of the celebrated master, Guercino.
• Upon Guercino's death, Gennari inherited his studio which he ran with his brother Cesare. 
• With a restless spirit, Gennari traveled to Paris in March 1672 to work for the court of King Louis XIV.
• In September 1674, he moved to London where he became court painter to King Charles II of England and his successor James II. 
• He painted allegorical and mythological scenes, and above all portraits.
• Catherine of Braganza and Mary of Modena, Catholic wives of Protestant kings, commissioned artworks for their private worship. 
• Gennari had to leave England when King James was dethroned; he followed James's court to Saint-Germain-en-Laye in 1689.
• By 1692, he was back in Bologna. 
• In 1709, he was one of the founding members of the Accademia Clementina.