Alessandro Turchi - Artist Info

About Alessandro Turchi

  • Biography

    Alessandro Turchi was born in Verona in 1578 and later settled in Rome in 1614. His early works reflected Veronese and Lombard Mannerist traditions, while his mature style showed the influence of the Bolognese school. Turchi was elected as "Principe" of Rome’s Accademia di San Luca in 1637 and became a member of the Congregazione dei Virtuosi del Pantheon in 1638, highlighting his prominent position in Roman artistic circles. He had notable clients such as Cardinal Mazarin, Cardinal Richelieu, and the Duke of Bavaria, Maximilian I.

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