Astolfo Petrazzi (Siena, Italy-1580 - Siena, Italy 1663). Astolfo Petrazzi was a student of Ventura Salimbeni, and his early work displays the influence of this local Baroque* master, such as the... Read full biography
Astolfo Petrazzi (Siena, Italy-1580 - Siena, Italy 1663). Astolfo Petrazzi was a student of Ventura Salimbeni, and his early work displays the influence of this local Baroque* master, such as the Martyrdom of Saint Crispin of 1608 in the church of San Crispino in Siena. He may also have studied... Read full biography
Astolfo Petrazzi (Siena, Italy-1580 - Siena, Italy 1663). Astolfo Petrazzi was a student of Ventura Salimbeni, and his early work displays the influence of this local Baroque* master, such as the Martyrdom of Saint Crispin of 1608 in the church of San Crispino in Siena. He may also have studied with two other Sienese painters, Francesco Vanni and Pietro Sorri. After a period of about ten years in Rome, where he painted an altarpiece for the church of San Giovanni dei Fiorentini, Petrazzi... Read full biography
Astolfo Petrazzi (Siena, Italy-1580 - Siena, Italy 1663). Astolfo Petrazzi was a student of Ventura Salimbeni, and his early work displays the influence of this local Baroque* master, such as the Martyrdom of Saint Crispin of 1608 in the church of San Crispino in Siena. He may also have studied with two other Sienese painters, Francesco Vanni and Pietro Sorri. After a period of about ten years in Rome, where he painted an altarpiece for the church of San Giovanni dei Fiorentini, Petrazzi returned to Siena in 1631, inspired by the Bolognese classicism* of the Carracci and their followers. Among Petrazzi's important paintings of this period are The Last Communion of Saint Jerome of 1631, in the Sienese church of Saint Agostino, and The... Read full biography
Astolfo Petrazzi (Siena, Italy-1580 - Siena, Italy 1663). Astolfo Petrazzi was a student of Ventura Salimbeni, and his early work displays the influence of this local Baroque* master, such as the Martyrdom of Saint Crispin of 1608 in the church of San Crispino in Siena. He may also have studied with two other Sienese painters, Francesco Vanni and Pietro Sorri. After a period of about ten years in Rome, where he painted an altarpiece for the church of San Giovanni dei Fiorentini, Petrazzi returned to Siena in 1631, inspired by the Bolognese classicism* of the Carracci and their followers. Among Petrazzi's important paintings of this period are The Last Communion of Saint Jerome of 1631, in the Sienese church of Saint Agostino, and The Mysteries of the Rosary, painted the following year for the church of Santo Spirito. Petrazzi also painte... Read full biography
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