Francesco del Cairo (1607 - 1665)

Francesco del Cairo (1607 - 1665) - photo 1

Francesco del Cairo

Francesco Cairo, also known as Francesco del Cairo, was an Italian Baroque painter active in Lombardy and Piedmont. It is not known where he obtained his early training though he is strongly influenced by the circle of il Morazzone, in works such as the Saint Teresa altarpiece in the Certosa di Pavia. Many of his works are eccentric depictions of religious ecstasies; the saints appear liquefied and contorted by piety. He often caps them with exuberant, oriental turbans. 

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:26 september 1607, Milan, Italy
Date and place of death:27 july 1665, Milan, Italy
Nationality:Italy
Period of activity: XVII century
Specialization:Artist, Painter, Portraitist
Genre:Mythological painting, Portrait, Religious genre, Self-portrait
Art style:Baroque, Old Masters, Tenebrism

Creators Italy

Francesco Allegrini (1567 - 1663)
Francesco Allegrini
1567 - 1663
Carlo Alfano (1932 - 1990)
Carlo Alfano
1932 - 1990
Giacomo Raibolini (1486 - 1557)
Giacomo Raibolini
1486 - 1557
Juana Romani (1867 - 1923)
Juana Romani
1867 - 1923
Mario Nigro (1917 - 1992)
Mario Nigro
1917 - 1992
Vanessa Beecroft (1969)
Vanessa Beecroft
1969
Giorgio Schiavone (1436 - 1504)
Giorgio Schiavone
1436 - 1504
Henrique César de Araújo Pousao (1859 - 1884)
Henrique César de Araújo Pousao
1859 - 1884
Eduarda Emilia Maino (1935 - 2004)
Eduarda Emilia Maino
1935 - 2004
Lavinia Fontana (1552 - 1614)
Lavinia Fontana
1552 - 1614
 Giandante X (1899 - 1984)
Giandante X
1899 - 1984
Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475 - 1564)
Michelangelo Buonarroti
1475 - 1564
Johann Liss (1597 - 1631)
Johann Liss
1597 - 1631
Helen Ashbee (1915 - 1996)
Helen Ashbee
1915 - 1996
Pietro da Cortona (1596 - 1669)
Pietro da Cortona
1596 - 1669
Francesco Guicciardini (1483 - 1540)
Francesco Guicciardini
1483 - 1540

Creators Baroque

Frans Pourbus I (1545 - 1581)
Frans Pourbus I
1545 - 1581
Nicolaes van Gelder (1636 - 1676)
Nicolaes van Gelder
1636 - 1676
Giovanni Lanfranco (1582 - 1647)
Giovanni Lanfranco
1582 - 1647
Jacob Gerritsz. van Bemmel (1628 - 1673)
Jacob Gerritsz. van Bemmel
1628 - 1673
Giacomo Bolognini (1664 - 1734)
Giacomo Bolognini
1664 - 1734
Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros (1748 - 1810)
Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros
1748 - 1810
Adam Frans van der Meulen (1632 - 1690)
Adam Frans van der Meulen
1632 - 1690
Hanns Lautensack (1524 - 1565)
Hanns Lautensack
1524 - 1565
Arnold van Ravesteyn (1605 - 1690)
Arnold van Ravesteyn
1605 - 1690
Maria Giovanna Clementi (1692 - 1761)
Maria Giovanna Clementi
1692 - 1761
Ambrose Benson (1495 - 1550)
Ambrose Benson
1495 - 1550
Jacopo de' Barbari (1460 - 1516)
Jacopo de' Barbari
1460 - 1516
Leonhard Kern (1588 - 1662)
Leonhard Kern
1588 - 1662
Henri Beaubrun (1603 - 1677)
Henri Beaubrun
1603 - 1677
Jean Benner I (1796 - 1849)
Jean Benner I
1796 - 1849
Andreas Schlüter (1662 - 1714)
Andreas Schlüter
1662 - 1714