Carlo Saraceni
Carlo Saraceni (* around 1579 in Venice ; † June 16, 1620 there ) was an Italian painter .
Life
Saraceni, son of a Bolognese silk merchant family, moved to Rome around 1600 and stayed there for most of his life. He may have been a student of Adam Elsheimer , but was also heavily influenced by Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio . Of his small-scale landscapes in copper , those on mythological subjects are the best. In 1616 he worked with Giovanni Lanfranco on frescoes in the Sala Regia of the Quirinal Palace . He died in Venice, where he was commissioned to decorate the hall of the Great Council.
Works
(Selection)
- The death of Mariae, around 1615/19
- The hll. Jerome, Maria Magdalena, Antonius and Francis
- The vision of St. Francis, around 1615
- San Carlo Borromeo communica un apestato Martirio di Sant Erasmo
literature
- Bruno Henrich: Saraceni, Carlo . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General lexicon of fine artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 29 : Rosa – Scheffauer . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1935, p. 459 .
- Anna Ottani Cavina: Saraceni, Carlo. In: Raffaele Romanelli (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 90: Salvestrini – Saviozzo da Siena. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2017.
Web links
Commons : Carlo Saraceni - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Carlo Saraceni at sammlung.pinakothek.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Saraceni, Carlo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1579 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Venice |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 16, 1620 |
| Place of death | Venice |