orig. Orazio Lomi
born 1562, Pisa
died 0441; 1639, London, Eng.
Italian painter.
He went to Rome 0441; 157678 and painted frescoes in various churches ( 0441; 15901600). His paintings of the early 17th century reveal the influence of Caravaggio 's strong chiaroscuro and contemporary figure types; though more refined than Caravaggio's works, they lack the master's power and uncompromising realism. Invited to England by Charles I in 1626, he remained there as court painter the rest of his life. Artemisia Gentileschi was his daughter.
"The Annunciation," painting by Orazio Gentileschi, 1623; in the Galleria Sabauda, ...
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