Domenichino 1581-1641
Italian
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Italian painter and draughtsman. On the basis of his frescoes and altarpieces he became established as the most influential exponent of the 17th-century classical style. Through his critical analysis of the art of Raphael and Annibale Carracci he was influential in the creation of a modern canon of the ancients; and he was perhaps the most complete example of a 17th-century artist struggling to reconcile tradition with the demand for spectacle. A Triumphal Arch of Allegories dfa 1607-10
Oil on canvas, 70 x 60 cm
Museo del Prado, Madrid
