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

Pippo Oriani (1909 - 1972)
Pippo Oriani
1909 - 1972
Francesco Didioni (1839 - 1895)
Francesco Didioni
1839 - 1895
Urban Grünfelder (1967)
Urban Grünfelder
1967
Tano Festa (1938 - 1988)
Tano Festa
1938 - 1988
Camillo Pacetti (1758 - 1826)
Camillo Pacetti
1758 - 1826
Ernesto Tatafiore (1943)
Ernesto Tatafiore
1943
Benvenuto di Giovanni (1436 - 1518)
Benvenuto di Giovanni
1436 - 1518
Stefano Torelli (1712 - 1784)
Stefano Torelli
1712 - 1784
Coppo Di Marcovaldo (1225 - 1276)
Coppo Di Marcovaldo
1225 - 1276
Sebastiano Galeotti (1656 - 1741)
Sebastiano Galeotti
1656 - 1741
Leonardo Bazzaro (1853 - 1937)
Leonardo Bazzaro
1853 - 1937
Michele Marieski (1710 - 1743)
Michele Marieski
1710 - 1743
Giovanni Domenico Cappellino (1580 - 1651)
Giovanni Domenico Cappellino
1580 - 1651
Dosso Dossi (1489 - 1542)
Dosso Dossi
1489 - 1542
Francesco della Questa (1639 - 1723)
Francesco della Questa
1639 - 1723
Giovanni Lorenzo Bertolotti (1640 - 1721)
Giovanni Lorenzo Bertolotti
1640 - 1721

Creators Baroque

Jean Ranc (1674 - 1735)
Jean Ranc
1674 - 1735
Marcantonio Bellavia (XVII century - ?)
Marcantonio Bellavia
XVII century - ?
Gerard van Honthorst (1592 - 1656)
Gerard van Honthorst
1592 - 1656
Jacob Gerritsz. van Bemmel (1628 - 1673)
Jacob Gerritsz. van Bemmel
1628 - 1673
Charles Antoine Coysevox (1640 - 1720)
Charles Antoine Coysevox
1640 - 1720
François Denis Née (1732 - 1817)
François Denis Née
1732 - 1817
Elisabetta Sirani (1638 - 1665)
Elisabetta Sirani
1638 - 1665
Antonio Balestra (1666 - 1740)
Antonio Balestra
1666 - 1740
Palamedes Palamedesz I (1605 - 1638)
Palamedes Palamedesz I
1605 - 1638
Giuseppe Maria Mitelli (1634 - 1718)
Giuseppe Maria Mitelli
1634 - 1718
Bernardino Luini (1480 - 1532)
Bernardino Luini
1480 - 1532
Ivan Nikitich Nikitin (1680 - 1742)
Ivan Nikitich Nikitin
1680 - 1742
Charles Hamilton Smith (1776 - 1859)
Charles Hamilton Smith
1776 - 1859
Pietro Santi Bartoli (1635 - 1700)
Pietro Santi Bartoli
1635 - 1700
Meindert Hobbema (1638 - 1709)
Meindert Hobbema
1638 - 1709
Willem Wissing (1656 - 1687)
Willem Wissing
1656 - 1687
× Create a Search Subscription