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Pierfrancesco Cittadini (1616–1681) was an Italian painter of the
Initially a pupil of Gli artisti italiani e stranieri negli stati estensi catalogo storico.
, 1855, Modena, by Giuseppe Campori, page 155.
Pier Francesco Cittadini
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(archived 6 July 2017) 1616 births 1681 deaths 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian Baroque painters Italian still life painters {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub
Pierfrancesco Cittadini (1616–1681) was an Italian painter of the Baroque
The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...
period, active mainly in Bologna
Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nat ...
and noted for his portraits and lush still lifes
A still life (plural: still lifes) is a work of art depicting mostly inanimate subject matter, typically commonplace objects which are either natural (food, flowers, dead animals, plants, rocks, shells, etc.) or man-made (drinking glasses, boo ...
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Biography
Initially a pupil of Daniele Crespi
Daniele Crespi (159819 July 1630) was an Italian painter and draughtsman. He is regarded as one of the most original artists working in Milan in the 1620s. He broke away from the exaggerated manner of Lombard Mannerism in favour of an early Bar ...
, Cittadini moved to Bologna before the age of 20 to study with Guido Reni
Guido Reni (; 4 November 1575 – 18 August 1642) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, although his works showed a classical manner, similar to Simon Vouet, Nicolas Poussin, and Philippe de Champaigne. He painted primarily religious ...
, whose influence is clearly evident in such early works as the ''Stoning of Saint Stephen'', the ''Flagellation'' and the ''Crowning with Thorns'' in the church of Santo Stefano, Bologna
The basilica of Santo Stefano ( it, Basilica di Santo Stefano) encompasses a complex of religious edifices in the city of Bologna, Italy. Located on Piazza Santo Stefano, it is locally known as ''Sette Chiese'' ("Seven Churches") and ''Santa Ge ...
. He travelled to Rome in the mid-1640s and came into contact with the French and Flemish artists living there. This international melting pot gave rise to an original artistic vocabulary aimed at the naturalistic depiction of reality in a vast number of still lifes, landscapes and portraits. He also painted decorative frescoes for the Ducal Palace of Sassuolo., 1855, Modena, by Giuseppe Campori, page 155.
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External links
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(archived 6 July 2017) 1616 births 1681 deaths 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian Baroque painters Italian still life painters {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub