Fabrizio Chiari
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Fabrizio Chiari, a painter and engraver
, was born at Rome, according to Orlandi
, in 1621. He painted some frescoes in the palaces at Rome, and died in 1695. We have some etchings by this artist after N. Poussin
, executed in a scratchy but masterly style, amongst which are:
Engraving
Engraving is the practice of incising a design on to a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. The result may be a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold, steel, or glass are engraved, or may provide an intaglio printing plate, of copper or another metal, for printing...
, was born at Rome, according to Orlandi
Pellegrino Antonio Orlandi
Pellegrino Antonio Orlandi was an Italian writer and art historian, author of the Abecedario pittorico .Born in Bologna, Orlandi joined the city’s Carmelite convent of San Martino...
, in 1621. He painted some frescoes in the palaces at Rome, and died in 1695. We have some etchings by this artist after N. Poussin
Nicolas Poussin
Nicolas Poussin was a French painter in the classical style. His work predominantly features clarity, logic, and order, and favors line over color. His work serves as an alternative to the dominant Baroque style of the 17th century...
, executed in a scratchy but masterly style, amongst which are:
- Mars and Venus, in a landscape; Fabritius Clarus. 1635.
- Venus and Adonis; signed Nicolaus Pussinus in. f. This etching has been attributed to N. Poussin, but it is by Chiari.
- Venus and Mercury, with Children.