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Bernardo Strozzi
1581-1644 Italian Bernardo Strozzi Galleries Strozzi was born in Genoa. He was probably not related to the other Strozzi family. In 1598, at the age of 17, he joined a Capuchin monastery, a reform branch of the Franciscan order. When his father died c1608, he left the order to care for his mother, earning their living with his paintings, which were often influenced by Franciscan teachings, for example his Adoration of the Shepherds (c. 1615) . In 1625, he was charged with illegally practicing as a painter. When his mother died c1630, Bernardo was pressured in court by the Capuchin's to re-enter the order. He was briefly imprisoned in Genoa , and upon release fled to Venice to avoid confinement in a monastery in 1631. He became nicknamed all his life as il prete Genovese (the Genoa priest). Saint Christopher, by Strozzi.Early paintings, such as The Ecstasy of St Francis show the dark emotionalism of Caravaggio. But by the second decade of the 17th century, while working in Venice, Strozzi had synthesized a personal style which fused painterly influences of the North (including Rubens and Veronese) with a monumental realistic starkness. For example, in the painting The Incredulity of Thomas, the background is muted, yet Jesus' face, haloed and his outline, misty, in a style atypical of Caravaggio. Never as dark as the Caravaggisti, Venice infused his painting with a gentler edge, a style more acceptable to the local patronage, and one derived from his precursors in Venice, Jan Lys (died 1629) and Domenico Fetti (died 1626), who had also fused the influence of Caravaggio into Venetian art. Examples of this style can be found in his Parable of the Wedding Guests (1630),Christ giving keys of Heaven to Saint Peter (1630),, Saint Lawrence distributing Alms at San Nicol?? da Tolentino[7] and a Personification of Fame (1635-6). He was also likely influenced by Velazquez (who visited Genoa in 1629-30). After a commission to paint Claudio Monteverdi his fame grew, and his portrait paintings included many of the leading Venetians. His pupils and painter strongly influenced by him included Giovanni Andrea de Ferrari (1598-1669), Giovanni Bernardo Carbone, Valerio Castello and, Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione.

 

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Bernardo Strozzi Lute Player oil painting

Painting ID::  3729

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Bernardo Strozzi
Lute Player
1635 Art History Museum, Vienna
   
   
     

 

 

Bernardo Strozzi An Allegory of Fame oil painting

Painting ID::  3730

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Bernardo Strozzi
An Allegory of Fame
National Gallery, London
   
   
     

 

 

Bernardo Strozzi The Holy Family with John the Baptist (mk05) oil painting

Painting ID::  20492

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Bernardo Strozzi
The Holy Family with John the Baptist (mk05)
Canvas,32 1/4 x 41''(82 x 104 cm)Allocated to the Louvre in 1950
   
   
     

 

 

Bernardo Strozzi Vanitas Allegory (mk08) oil painting

Painting ID::  21528

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Bernardo Strozzi
Vanitas Allegory (mk08)
c.1635 Oil on canvas 132x108cm Bologna,Private collection
   
   
     

 

 

Bernardo Strozzi Allegory of the Arts oil painting

Painting ID::  29070

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Bernardo Strozzi
Allegory of the Arts
mk65 ca.1640 Oil on canvas 60x55"
   
   
     

 

 

Bernardo Strozzi The Healing of Tobit oil painting

Painting ID::  29123

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Bernardo Strozzi
The Healing of Tobit
mk65 ca.1635 Oil on canvas
   
   
     

 

 

Bernardo Strozzi Detail of The Healing of Tobit oil painting

Painting ID::  29124

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Bernardo Strozzi
Detail of The Healing of Tobit
mk65 Detail
   
   
     

 

 

Bernardo Strozzi The Portrait of the Wedding Guest oil painting

Painting ID::  29975

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Bernardo Strozzi
The Portrait of the Wedding Guest
mk67 Oil on canvas 50x74 11/16in Uffizi
   
   
     

 

 

Bernardo Strozzi Bernardo Strozzi, Joueuse de viole de gamb oil painting

Painting ID::  32532

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Bernardo Strozzi
Bernardo Strozzi, Joueuse de viole de gamb
mk79 1635
   
   
     

 

 

Bernardo Strozzi Woman at the mirror oil painting

Painting ID::  32566

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Bernardo Strozzi
Woman at the mirror
mk79 About 1635-1640
   
   
     

 

 

Bernardo Strozzi Vanitas Allegory oil painting

Painting ID::  33580

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Bernardo Strozzi
Vanitas Allegory
mk86 c.1635 Oil on canvas 132x108cm
   
   
     

 

 

Bernardo Strozzi The Cook oil painting

Painting ID::  40417

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Bernardo Strozzi
The Cook
mk156 c.1620 Oil on canvas 177x241cm
   
   
     

 

 

Bernardo Strozzi A Personification of Fame oil painting

Painting ID::  43095

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Bernardo Strozzi
A Personification of Fame
mk170 1635-1636 Oil on canvas 106.7x151.7cm
   
   
     

 

 

Bernardo Strozzi Prophet Elijah and the Widow of Sarepta oil painting

Painting ID::  51309

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Bernardo Strozzi
Prophet Elijah and the Widow of Sarepta
1630s Oil on canvas, 106 x 138 cm
   
   
     

 

 

Bernardo Strozzi Gamba Player oil painting

Painting ID::  51310

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Bernardo Strozzi
Gamba Player
c. 1635 Oil on canvas, 126 x 99 cm
   
   
     

 

 

Bernardo Strozzi St Maurice and the Angel oil painting

Painting ID::  51312

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Bernardo Strozzi
St Maurice and the Angel
c. 1635 Oil on canvas, 82 x 101 cm
   
   
     

 

 

Bernardo Strozzi Die eitle Alte oil painting

Painting ID::  68770

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Bernardo Strozzi
Die eitle Alte
Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 135 X 109 cm
   
   
     

 

 

Bernardo Strozzi The Release of St. Peter oil painting

Painting ID::  69904

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Bernardo Strozzi
The Release of St. Peter
oil on canvas painting by Bernardo Strozzi, , Art Gallery of New South Wales
   
   
     

 

 

Bernardo Strozzi The Healing of Tobit oil painting

Painting ID::  70642

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Bernardo Strozzi
The Healing of Tobit
Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions Expression error: Missing operand for *158 ?? 224 cm
   
   
     

 

 

Bernardo Strozzi lutspelare oil painting

Painting ID::  70760

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Bernardo Strozzi
lutspelare
cirka 1635 pa duk 76x92cm se
   
   
     

 

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Bernardo Strozzi
1581-1644 Italian Bernardo Strozzi Galleries Strozzi was born in Genoa. He was probably not related to the other Strozzi family. In 1598, at the age of 17, he joined a Capuchin monastery, a reform branch of the Franciscan order. When his father died c1608, he left the order to care for his mother, earning their living with his paintings, which were often influenced by Franciscan teachings, for example his Adoration of the Shepherds (c. 1615) . In 1625, he was charged with illegally practicing as a painter. When his mother died c1630, Bernardo was pressured in court by the Capuchin's to re-enter the order. He was briefly imprisoned in Genoa , and upon release fled to Venice to avoid confinement in a monastery in 1631. He became nicknamed all his life as il prete Genovese (the Genoa priest). Saint Christopher, by Strozzi.Early paintings, such as The Ecstasy of St Francis show the dark emotionalism of Caravaggio. But by the second decade of the 17th century, while working in Venice, Strozzi had synthesized a personal style which fused painterly influences of the North (including Rubens and Veronese) with a monumental realistic starkness. For example, in the painting The Incredulity of Thomas, the background is muted, yet Jesus' face, haloed and his outline, misty, in a style atypical of Caravaggio. Never as dark as the Caravaggisti, Venice infused his painting with a gentler edge, a style more acceptable to the local patronage, and one derived from his precursors in Venice, Jan Lys (died 1629) and Domenico Fetti (died 1626), who had also fused the influence of Caravaggio into Venetian art. Examples of this style can be found in his Parable of the Wedding Guests (1630),Christ giving keys of Heaven to Saint Peter (1630),, Saint Lawrence distributing Alms at San Nicol?? da Tolentino[7] and a Personification of Fame (1635-6). He was also likely influenced by Velazquez (who visited Genoa in 1629-30). After a commission to paint Claudio Monteverdi his fame grew, and his portrait paintings included many of the leading Venetians. His pupils and painter strongly influenced by him included Giovanni Andrea de Ferrari (1598-1669), Giovanni Bernardo Carbone, Valerio Castello and, Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione.