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Pietro da Cortona (Italian: [ˈpjɛːtro da (k)korˈtoːna]; 1 November 1596 or 1597 – 16 May 1669) was an Italian Baroque painter and architect. Along with his contemporaries and rivals Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Francesco Borromini , he was one of the key figures in the emergence of Roman Baroque architecture .
May 12, 2024 · Pietro da Cortona was an Italian architect, painter, and decorator, an outstanding exponent of Baroque style. Pietro studied in Rome from about 1612 under the minor Florentine painters Andrea Commodi and Baccio Ciarpi and was influenced by antique sculpture and the work of Raphael.
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Pietro da Cortona was an Italian Baroque painter and architect who created frescoed ceilings and canvases for prominent patrons in Rome and Florence. Learn about his life, style, influences, and 28 artworks on Wikiart.org.
- Italian
- May 16, 1669
- Cortona, Italy
Pietro da Cortona. Room 32. information@nationalgallery.org.uk. Pietro Berrettini was called after his native town of Cortona in Tuscany. He was trained by Andrea Commodi and in 1612 he moved to Rome. He painted frescoes, altarpieces, secular paintings and portraits. From 1633 to 1639 he executed one of the most splendid and influential ...
Pietro da Cortona (Italian: [ˈpjɛːtro da (k)korˈtoːna]; 1 November 1596 or 1597 – 16 May 1669) was an Italian Baroque painter and architect. Along with his contemporaries and rivals Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Francesco Borromini, he was one of the key figures in the emergence of Roman Baroque architecture.
Pietro da Cortona. In combining architecture, painting, and sculpture to act on viewers' emotions, Pietro da Cortona was the quintessential practitioner of the High Baroque style. Born in Cortona, he studied in Florence and then Rome, learning to paint primarily by teaching himself. Painter, architect, and sculpture designer, the energetic ...
Pietro da Cortona was a Baroque painter and architect who served as the Prince of the Accademia di San Luca in Rome. Explore his works, documents, and biography from the National Gallery of Art and other sources.
