Orazio Gentileschi

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Orazio Gentileschi (born July 9, 1563 in Pisa , † September 11, 1639 in London ) was an Italian painter .

Judith and her maid with the head of Holofernes, around 1621, Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Connecticut

Life

Annunciation to Mary, around 1623, Galleria Sabauda, ​​Turin

Gentileschi was born as Orazio Lomi.

In 1626, Orazio Gentileschi was the first Italian painter to follow Charles I's call to England. Until then he lived in Genoa, supported by the Vatican and the Medici family . He was responsible for the design of the Queen's House in Greenwich (partly relocated to Marlborough House ). Despite his high reputation, his attempt to introduce Italian style in England was unsuccessful.

Orazio Gentileschi was at times in the shadow of his daughter Artemisia , who also became a famous painter. But he was also an important painter of his time, who followed Caravaggio's ideas in his style .

Orazio Gentileschi and Giovanni Lanfranco: Cäcilia with the Angel, around 1617/1618 and around 1621/1627, National Gallery of Art in Washington

Many of his pictures live from the strong contrast in which the dark surfaces are interrupted by bright points of light. The most famous paintings by Gentileschi are mostly small-format pictures, which in the precise representation of nature also allow parallels to Elsheimer to appear.

Gentileschi found this typical style in the early 17th century after a long period of orientation in Rome.

Works

(Selection)

  • c. 1580: frescoes in San Giovanni in Laterano .
  • 1620: Martha rebukes her sister Maria ( Alte Pinakothek ).
  • 1623: Danae, oil on canvas, 161.3 × 226.7 cm, private collection.
  • 1628: The rest of the Holy Family on their flight to Egypt ( Louvre ) - the same topic was also dealt with by Elsheimer, a comparison here is quite attractive.
  • The salvation of Moses, Prado , Madrid.
  • The Flight into Egypt, Louvre , Paris.
  • Joseph and Potiphar's Wife, Hampton Court Palace , London.

Web link

Commons : Orazio Gentileschi  - collection of images, videos and audio files

literature

  • Erich Hubala: The art of the 17th century. Special edition. Propylaen-Verlag, Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-549-05109-3 ( Propylaen art history ).
personal data
SURNAME Gentileschi, Orazio
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lomi, Orazio (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian painter
DATE OF BIRTH July 9, 1563
PLACE OF BIRTH Pisa
DATE OF DEATH September 11, 1639
Place of death London