Alessandro Turchi
(1578–1649) Italian painter (1578–1649)
Alessandro Turchi (1578–1649) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Alessandro Turchi belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Alessandro Turchi was born in Verona and died in Rome. Alessandro Turchi studied under Felice Riccio. Alessandro Turchi worked in Verona and Rome. Wikidata associates Alessandro Turchi with Veronese school.
The best-known works include ‘Death of Cleopatra’, ‘The Flood’, ‘Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine’, and ‘Maria with Child’. The catalogue has 65 works by Alessandro Turchi with free images. The dated works span the years 1550–1690. Works by Alessandro Turchi are held by several collections, among them Castelvecchio Museum, Pradomuseet, Royal Collection, and Kunsthistorisches Museum. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Baroque’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Peter Paul Rubens, Hieronymus, II Francken, Pasquale Ottino, Ottavio Leoni, and Fede Galizia.