Giacomo Bambini
Jacopo Bambini (1582–1629) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Ferrara. He trained with Domenico Mona. Along with Giulio Croma (Giulio Cromer), he set up a painter's academy in Ferrara. He painted three altarpieces for the cathedral: a ''Flight into Egypt'', an ''Annunciation'', and a ''Conversion of St. Paul''. He died at Ferrara. An account of his other works will be found in Barotti's ''Future e Scolture di Ferrara''. References * * 1582 births 1629 deaths 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian Baroque painters 17th-century Italian painters Painters from Ferrara {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub ...
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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 the Iberian Peninsula it continued, together with new styles, until the first decade of the 19th century. It followed Renaissance art and Mannerism and preceded the Rococo (in the past often referred to as "late Baroque") and Neoclassical styles. It was encouraged by the Catholic Church as a means to counter the simplicity and austerity of Protestant architecture, art, and music, though Lutheran Baroque art developed in parts of Europe as well. The Baroque style used contrast, movement, exuberant detail, deep colour, grandeur, and surprise to achieve a sense of awe. The style began at the start of the 17th century in Rome, then spread rapidly to France, northern Italy, Spain, and Portugal, then to Austria, southern Germany, and Russia. B ...
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