CECCO DEL CARAVAGGIO Italian Baroque Era Painter, active ca.1610-1620
Painter active in Italy. His nationality is not known. He was a follower of Caravaggio, and his rare works reveal a highly original and idiosyncratic response to that artist's naturalism. Agostino Tassi mentioned him as involved, with several French artists, in the decoration of the Villa Lante at Bagnaia between 1613 and 1615, Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian. Date c. 1610-1620
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 124 x 162.5 cm (48.8 x 64 in)
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