Girolamo Odam
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Girolamo Odam was an Italian
painter of the Baroque
period.
Born in Rome
to a family from Lorena
, he trained under Carlo Maratta
. He was recognized as a pastel portaitist and landscape artist, as well as wood engraver.
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.
Born 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...
to a family from Lorena
Lorena
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, he trained under Carlo Maratta
Carlo Maratta
Carlo Maratta or Maratti was an Italian painter, active mostly in Rome, and known principally for his classicizing paintings executed in a Late Baroque Classical manner. Although he is part of the classical tradition stemming from Raphael, he was not exempt from the influence of Baroque painting...
. He was recognized as a pastel portaitist and landscape artist, as well as wood engraver.