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

Biography

He was born in

Siena Siena ( , ; traditionally spelled Sienna in English; ) is a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, and the capital of the province of Siena. It is the twelfth most populated city in the region by number of inhabitants, with a population of 52,991 ...

and trained in

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

, following the style of

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

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. 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 is attributed to Brunetti.

References

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