Francesco Gentileschi was a 17th-century

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painter of the Baroque period. He was son of

Orazio Gentileschi Orazio Lomi Gentileschi (1563–1639) was an Italian painter. Born in Tuscany, he began his career in Rome, painting in a Mannerist style, much of his work consisting of painting the figures within the decorative schemes of other artists. After ...

, but upon the death of his father, he entered the studio of the Genoese painter Domenico Fiasella. He died young.

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''Orazio and Artemisia Gentileschi''
a fully digitized exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries, which contains material on Francesco Gentileschi (see index) 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Genoa Italian Baroque painters {{Italy-painter-stub