1591-1666
Italian
Giovanni Francesco Guercino Galleries Related Paintings of Giovanni Francesco Guercino :. | Jacob Receiving Joseph's Coat | Angels Weeping Over the Dead Christ | Christ with the Woman Taken in Adultery | The Raising of Lazarus | Virgin and Child with the Patron Saints of Modena | Related Artists:
Thomas FogartyAmerican
1873-1938
Barend Avercamp(1612-1679) was a Dutch painter.
Avercamp was born in Kampen and was taught by his uncle Hendrick Avercamp, who was also a painter. Barent primarily painted scenes depicting Netherlands in winter. He was a member of the Guild of Saint Luke, and traveled around the Netherlands including Zwolle and Zutphen for his settings and inspiration.
VOUET, SimonFrench Baroque Era Painter, 1590-1649
French painter and draughtsman. Although at the time regarded as one of the leading French painters of the first half of the 17th century, he is now known more for his influence on French painting than for his actual oeuvre. He made his reputation in Italy, where he executed numerous portraits for aristocratic patrons and was commissioned for religious subjects. Although the early Italian works show the influence of Caravaggio, his work was subsequently modified by the Baroque style of such painters as Lanfranco and the influence of the Venetian use of light and colour. When he was summoned back to France by Louis XIII in 1627 he thus brought with him an Italian idiom hitherto unknown in France that revitalized French painting