Cesare Fracanzano (1605-1651), a

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painter who flourished in the 17th century, was a pupil of Spagnoletto. Born in

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, in

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by Alessandro, a nobleman originally from

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and a mannerist painter. His pictorial style was based on Ribera, but also on

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, the Carracci brothers and

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. After long years of artistic preparation and work in Naples, in 1626 he returned to Apulia, to Barletta where he married Beatrice Covelli. He worked a lot in the Apulian town in churches and noble palaces. He moved from his hometown only to carry out work commitments in

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and other places in

. There is in the

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(Madrid) a picture by him, representing ''Two Wrestlers''. His son, Michelangelo Fracanzano, who was also a painter, died in France about 1685. His brother

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was also a painter.

Gallery

File:Ignatius of Antiochie.jpg, ''Martyrdom of Ignatius of Antiochie'',

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File:Cesare fracanzano, s. g. battista, 1635-40, Q1775.JPG, ''St. John Baptist'', National Museum of Capodimonte,

File:Immacolata - San Ferdinando - Naples - Italy 2015.JPG, ''Immaculate'', church of San Ferdinando, Naples File:Napoli s Martino QDP Fracanzano s M Egiziaca 1050025.JPG, ''Egyptian Holy Mary'', Certosa di San Martino, Naples File:Cesare Fracanzano - Sterbende Mutter nach einem Bild des Aristides von Theben - GG 1685 - Kunsthistorisches Museum.jpg, ''Dying mother'',

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File:Guarigione di un indemoniato - Cesare Fracanzano.png, ''Healing of a possessed man'', signed, Pio Monte della Misericordia,

References

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Jusepe de Ribera, 1591-1652
', a full text exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which includes material on Cesare Fracanzano (see index) 1605 births 1651 deaths 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Naples People from the Province of Barletta-Andria-Trani {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub