SARACENI, Carlo Italian painter, Roman school (b. 1579, Venezia, d. 1620, Venezia). Italian painter. He is best known for his jewel-like paintings representing sacred and secular themes, which combine a delicate technique inspired by Adam Elsheimer with a note of observed realism owed to Caravaggio. He also painted altarpieces and worked in fresco. Saint Cecilia and the Angel sd c. 1610
Oil on canvas, 172 x 139 cm
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Rome
