Lorenzo Tinti
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Lorenzo Tinti was an Italian
painter and engraver of the Baroque
period. He was born in Bologna
and was a pupil of Giovanni Andrea Sirani
, and painted altar-pieces for the churches in Bologna
, among them Scourging of Christ for the church of La Madonna del Piombo; and the Virgin and Child with several Saints for S. Tecla. Tinti etched several plates after painters of the Bolognese school, including a Holy Family and an Allegory, are after Elisabetta Sirani
; the rest are portraits and frontispieces to books.
Italy
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painter and engraver 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 was born in Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
and was a pupil of Giovanni Andrea Sirani
Giovanni Andrea Sirani
Giovanni Andrea Sirani was an Italian Baroque painter from Bologna.He is best known as the father of the female painter Elisabetta Sirani. Sirani trained initially with Giacomo Cavedone, then worked in the studio with Guido Reni. He became entangled in various conspiracies circling around the...
, and painted altar-pieces for the churches in Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
, among them Scourging of Christ for the church of La Madonna del Piombo; and the Virgin and Child with several Saints for S. Tecla. Tinti etched several plates after painters of the Bolognese school, including a Holy Family and an Allegory, are after Elisabetta Sirani
Elisabetta Sirani
Elisabetta Sirani was an Italian Baroque painter whose father was the painter Giovanni Andrea Sirani of the School of Bologna-Biography:...
; the rest are portraits and frontispieces to books.