Michelangelo Cerquozzi - Artist Info

About Michelangelo Cerquozzi

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Michelangelo Cerquossi
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    Michelangelo Cerquozzi Rome 1602–1660, Michelangelo Cerquozzi was a leading member of the Bamboccianti: a group of predominantly foreign artists active in the Eternal City, who worked in the manner of Pieter van Laer (1599–1642), called il Bamboccio, producing small works that focused on contemporary Italian street-life.

    Cerquozzi's most accomplished pictures blend the naturalism of the Bamboccianti with strong narrative or anecdotal characteristics, exemplified here by the comedic element of the dog crouching in the foreground. Angeluccio, active in Rome circa 1620/25–circa 1645/50, Angeluccio is a more enigmatic artist by comparison, whose real name, nationality and dates are un...

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