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1611 Lucca - 1650 Rome. Known for: Painting.
Born in Lucca and active in Rome, Pietro Testa, known as Il Lucchesino (1612- 1650), was a remarkable draughtsman. Trained by the Dominiquin Testa was particularly influenced by Nicolas Poussin,... Read full biography
Born in Lucca and active in Rome, Pietro Testa, known as Il Lucchesino (1612- 1650), was a remarkable draughtsman. Trained by the Dominiquin Testa was particularly influenced by Nicolas Poussin, whose learned classicism he admired. Between mythology, philosophy and allegories, his compositions were... Read full biography
Born in Lucca and active in Rome, Pietro Testa, known as Il Lucchesino (1612- 1650), was a remarkable draughtsman. Trained by the Dominiquin Testa was particularly influenced by Nicolas Poussin, whose learned classicism he admired. Between mythology, philosophy and allegories, his compositions were aimed at an erudite public, a fervent advocate of intellectual art.
Born in Lucca and active in Rome, Pietro Testa, known as Il Lucchesino (1612- 1650), was a remarkable draughtsman. Trained by the Dominiquin Testa was particularly influenced by Nicolas Poussin, whose learned classicism he admired. Between mythology, philosophy and allegories, his compositions were aimed at an erudite public, a fervent advocate of intellectual art.
Born in Lucca and active in Rome, Pietro Testa, known as Il Lucchesino (1612- 1650), was a remarkable draughtsman. Trained by the Dominiquin Testa was particularly influenced by Nicolas Poussin, whose learned classicism he admired. Between mythology, philosophy and allegories, his compositions were aimed at an erudite public, a fervent advocate of intellectual art.
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Born in Lucca and active in Rome, Pietro Testa, known as Il Lucchesino (1612- 1650), was a remarkable draughtsman. Trained by the Dominiquin Testa was particularly influenced by Nicolas Poussin, whose learned classicism he admired. Between mythology, philosophy and allegories, his compositions were aimed at an erudite public, a fervent advocate of intellectual art.