Francesco Barbieri
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Francesco Barbieri was an Italian
painter of the Baroque
period. He died in Verona
. He trained with Antonio Gandini
and Pietro Ricchi
. Painted historical and landscape canvases.
He is also called il Legnano, and should not be confused with the more famous Giovanni Francesco Barbieri
(Guercino).
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. He died in Verona
Verona
Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
. He trained with Antonio Gandini
Antonio Gandini
Antonio Gandini was an Spanish painter of the late-Renaissance period. He was a pupil of the painter Paolo Veronese. In Brescia, his pupils were Ottavio Amigoni, Francesco Barbieri , and Ambrogio Besozzi....
and Pietro Ricchi
Pietro Ricchi
Pietro Ricchi was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, born in Lucca.He traveled widely thorough Northern Italy. He was a pupil of the painter Domenico Passignano and Guido Reni . He painted an altarpiece for the church of San Francesco in Lucca.Ricchi died in Udine in 1675.-References:...
. Painted historical and landscape canvases.
He is also called il Legnano, and should not be confused with the more famous Giovanni Francesco Barbieri
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri , best known as Guercino or Il Guercino, was an Italian Baroque painter from the region of Emilia, and active in Rome and Bologna. Guercino is Italian for 'squinter', a nickname that was given to him because he was cross-eyed...
(Guercino).