Orazio Gentileschi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Orazio Gentileschi

Italian painter (1563-1639)

Date of Birth: 19-Jul-1563

Place of Birth: Pisa, Tuscany, Italy

Date of Death: 07-Feb-1639

Profession: painter

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Orazio Gentileschi

  • Orazio Lomi Gentileschi (1563–1639) was an Italian painter.
  • Born in Tuscany, he began his career in Rome, painting in a Mannerist style, much of his work consisting of painting the figures within the decorative schemes of other artists.
  • After 1600, he came under the influence of the more naturalistic style of Caravaggio.
  • He received important commissions in Fabriano and Genoa before moving to Paris to the court of Marie de Medici.
  • He spent the last part of his life at the court of Charles I of England.
  • He was the father of the painter Artemisia Gentileschi.

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