Orazio Brunetti (born 1630) was an Italian engraver and painter, active mainly in Rome.

Biography

He was born in

Siena Siena ( , ; lat, Sena Iulia) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena. The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centuri ...

and trained in

Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus (legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...

, following the style of

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. Among his engravings is a ''Sant'Agnese'' based on a design of

Francesco Rustici Francesco Rustici, called Il Rustichino (Siena, 1592 – Siena, 1626) was an Italian painter active in Siena. He worked on commissions for the local churches as well as from the Grand-Dukes of Tuscany. In his work he shows a preference for noc ...

. He also engraved a ''St Sebastian'', ''St George slays the Dragon'', ''Four Seasons'', ''The Golden Age'', ''The Prodigal Son'', and a mythologic subject. A painting in

San Nicola di Bari, Sestola San Nicola di Bari is Roman Catholic parish church located in the town of Sestola in the region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. History The earlier Romanesque-style church was rebuilt and re-oriented. The church was reconsecrated in 1629, by the vicar g ...

is attributed to Brunetti.

References

1630 births Year of death unknown 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian engravers Painters from Siena {{Italy-engraver-stub