Pietro da Cortona

(1596–1669) Italian painter and architect of the High Baroque (1596-1669)

Pietro da Cortona (1596–1669) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Pietro da Cortona belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.

Pietro da Cortona was born in Cortona and died in Rome. The teachers included Andrea Commodi and Baccio Ciarpi. Pietro da Cortona worked in Florence, Rome, Florence, and Venice. Wikidata associates Pietro da Cortona with Baroque. The students included Carlo Fontana and Andrea Gennaroli.

The best-known works include ‘Caesar Giving Cleopatra the Throne of Egypt’, ‘Romulus and Remus Sheltered by Faustulus’, ‘Allegory of Divine Providence and Barberini Power’, and ‘David killing the Lion’. The works belong mainly to the genre architect. The catalogue has 85 works by Pietro da Cortona with free images. The dated works span the years 1615–1750. Works by Pietro da Cortona are held by several collections, among them Nationalmuseum, Kapitolinska museerna, Department of Paintings of the Louvre, and Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Baroque’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Jacques de, III Gheyn, Cesare Dandini, Jacques Stella, Jacob van Campen, and Jacob van Es.

• The Baroque
• Rape of the Sabine Women
• Saint Alexius dying
• Caesar Giving Cleopatra the Throne of Egypt