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1596 Cortona, Italy - 1669. Known for: Baroque painting-religious subjects, fresco.
An Italian painter in the High Baroque style, Pietro da Cortona was born in Corona, Tuscany, with the name of Pietro Berrettini. He is best known for his fresco ceiling painting and for architectural... Read full biography
An Italian painter in the High Baroque style, Pietro da Cortona was born in Corona, Tuscany, with the name of Pietro Berrettini. He is best known for his fresco ceiling painting and for architectural design. He also trained many artists who, in turn, promoted his Grand Manner style. Many members of... Read full biography
An Italian painter in the High Baroque style, Pietro da Cortona was born in Corona, Tuscany, with the name of Pietro Berrettini. He is best known for his fresco ceiling painting and for architectural design. He also trained many artists who, in turn, promoted his Grand Manner style. Many members of his family were artisans. He apprenticed in Florence and then in Rome, where he joined the studio of Baccio Ciarpi. Through influential papal connections, he gained prestigious fresco decoration... Read full biography
An Italian painter in the High Baroque style, Pietro da Cortona was born in Corona, Tuscany, with the name of Pietro Berrettini. He is best known for his fresco ceiling painting and for architectural design. He also trained many artists who, in turn, promoted his Grand Manner style. Many members of his family were artisans. He apprenticed in Florence and then in Rome, where he joined the studio of Baccio Ciarpi. Through influential papal connections, he gained prestigious fresco decoration commissions including the ceiling fresco decoration of Santa Maria in Vallicella in Rome. He became one of the most recognized Italian artists of his time including election as Director of the Academy of St. Luke in Rome. This was an association of... Read full biography
An Italian painter in the High Baroque style, Pietro da Cortona was born in Corona, Tuscany, with the name of Pietro Berrettini. He is best known for his fresco ceiling painting and for architectural design. He also trained many artists who, in turn, promoted his Grand Manner style. Many members of his family were artisans. He apprenticed in Florence and then in Rome, where he joined the studio of Baccio Ciarpi. Through influential papal connections, he gained prestigious fresco decoration commissions including the ceiling fresco decoration of Santa Maria in Vallicella in Rome. He became one of the most recognized Italian artists of his time including election as Director of the Academy of St. Luke in Rome. This was an association of artists who promoted themselves as being much more professionally than just mere craftsmen. As a fresco pai... Read full biography