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. Venus and Mars Oil on copper, 40 x 55 cm, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
Date c. 1600(1600)
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