Pietro Liberi
Pietro Liberi (* 1605 in Padua , † October 18, 1687 in Venice ) was an Italian painter of the Venetian Baroque .
Life
Pietro Liberi came to Venice at a young age and became a student of the painter Alessandro Varotari (Padovanino).
From 1628 to 1638 he undertook extensive trips through the eastern Mediterranean on behalf of Venetian merchants, which took him to Constantinople and Tunis, among others. In 1638 Liberi arrived in Rome, where he continued his studies of painting for two years. The works of Michelangelo , Raffael , Annibale Carracci , Pietro da Cortonas and Guido Renis as well as his acquaintance with the sculptor Gianlorenzo Bernini had a particular influence on his artistic development . Liberi's first surviving work, The Robbery of the Sabine Women (1641; Siena), illustrates these influences on his style, which can be classified as a high baroque, classicist style.
Approx. In 1643 Liberi returned to Venice and continued his work. Many of his frescoes now decorate palaces and churches in Venice and his oil paintings can be seen in the Hermitage , the British Museum and other exhibitions. Since the motifs of his pictures were often of an erotic nature, Liberis was nicknamed "Il Libertino".
His son Marco Liberi (1640–1725) followed in his footsteps and also turned successfully to painting.
Web links
- Literature by and about Pietro Liberi in the bibliographic database WorldCat
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Liberi, Pietro |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Libertino |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian baroque painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1605 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Padua |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 18, 1687 |
| Place of death | Venice |