Teresa del Po
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Teresa del Po was an Italian
painter and engraver of the late-Baroque
.
She was the daughter of Pietro del Po
. She is said to have painted in oil and in miniature, and has etched a few plates in the style of her father; among which is Susannah and the Elders, after Carracci
. She became a member of the Accademia di San Luca
in Rome
, and died in Naples
in 1716. Page 393
Italy
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painter and engraver of the late-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...
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She was the daughter of Pietro del Po
Pietro del Po
Pietro del Po was an Italian painter of the Baroque.He was born in Palermo, and studied under Domenichino at Naples. He painted for the churches at Palermo, and afterwards visited Rome, where among other works, he painted a picture of St. Leo, for La Madonna di Costantinopoli. He was more...
. She is said to have painted in oil and in miniature, and has etched a few plates in the style of her father; among which is Susannah and the Elders, after Carracci
Carracci
There are several notable people with the name Carracci:* Agostino Carracci , Italian painter and printmaker* Annibale Carracci , Italian Baroque painter and brother of Agostino Carracci...
. She became a member of the Accademia di San Luca
Accademia di San Luca
The Accademia di San Luca, was founded in 1577 as an association of artists in Rome, under the directorship of Federico Zuccari, with the purpose of elevating the work of "artists", which included painters, sculptors and architects, above that of mere craftsmen. Other founders included Girolamo...
in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, and died in Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
in 1716. Page 393