Cristoforo Serra
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Cristoforo Serra was an Italian
painter of the Baroque
period, active in Cesena
.
Born in Cesena
, Serra is exceptional in that painting was not his full-time vocation, yet he was prolific. He was a militia captain in the Papal troops and only painted "for own enjoyment". He stayed in Rome in 1623, where he was exposed to the works of Caravaggio
and his followers. His paintings can be seen in the Pinacoteca of Cesena, and the Pinacoteca of the Cassa di Risparmio di Cesena
. The painter Cristoforo Savolini
was one of his pupils.
He painted a Last Supper in the convent of the Capuchins and a Lucrezia in the collection of Cassa di Risparmio di Cesena
.
Italy
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painter of the Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
period, active in Cesena
Cesena
Cesena is a city and comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, south of Ravenna and west of Rimini, on the Savio River, co-chief of the Province of Forlì-Cesena. It is at the foot of the Apennines, and about 15 km from the Adriatic Sea.-History:Cesena was originally an Umbrian...
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Born in Cesena
Cesena
Cesena is a city and comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, south of Ravenna and west of Rimini, on the Savio River, co-chief of the Province of Forlì-Cesena. It is at the foot of the Apennines, and about 15 km from the Adriatic Sea.-History:Cesena was originally an Umbrian...
, Serra is exceptional in that painting was not his full-time vocation, yet he was prolific. He was a militia captain in the Papal troops and only painted "for own enjoyment". He stayed in Rome in 1623, where he was exposed to the works of Caravaggio
Caravaggio
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was an Italian artist active in Rome, Naples, Malta, and Sicily between 1593 and 1610. His paintings, which combine a realistic observation of the human state, both physical and emotional, with a dramatic use of lighting, had a formative influence on the Baroque...
and his followers. His paintings can be seen in the Pinacoteca of Cesena, and the Pinacoteca of the Cassa di Risparmio di Cesena
Galleria dei dipinti antichi della Cassa di Risparmio di Cesena
The Galleria dei dipinti antichi della Cassa di Risparmio di Cesena or the Gallery of Antique Art of Cesena's Savings and Loan is a small, but publicly exhibited collection of artists mainly from Emilia-Romagna, amassed by a private financial house of Cesena, Italy...
. The painter Cristoforo Savolini
Cristoforo Savolini
Cristoforo Savolini was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in the region near Pesaro and his native town of Cesena....
was one of his pupils.
He painted a Last Supper in the convent of the Capuchins and a Lucrezia in the collection of Cassa di Risparmio di Cesena
Galleria dei dipinti antichi della Cassa di Risparmio di Cesena
The Galleria dei dipinti antichi della Cassa di Risparmio di Cesena or the Gallery of Antique Art of Cesena's Savings and Loan is a small, but publicly exhibited collection of artists mainly from Emilia-Romagna, amassed by a private financial house of Cesena, Italy...
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