Mattia Preti

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Mattia Preti was a 17th-century Italian Baroque painter renowned for his dramatic use of light and shadow and his religious and historical scenes.

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Mattia Preti canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque painter
Italian Baroque painter
human
painter
activeYearsEnd 1699
activeYearsStart 1630
alternateName Il Cavalier Calabrese
artStyle Caravaggesque Baroque
linked to: Caravaggisti

tenebrism
countryOfCitizenship Italy
dateOfBirth 1613-02-24
dateOfDeath 1699-01-03
educatedIn Rome
gender male
genre history painting
religious art
honorificTitle Cavaliere di Malta
linked to: Order of Saint John
influencedBy Bolognese school of painting
linked to: Bolognese School

Caravaggio
Guercino
memberOf Order of Saint John
movement Baroque
name Mattia Preti
nationality Italian
notableFor dramatic use of light and shadow
historical painting
religious painting
notableProject Decoration of St. John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta
notableWork Frescoes in St. John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta
St. John the Baptist Preaching
St. Sebastian
linked to: Saint Sebastian

The Banquet of Herod
The Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew
occupation fresco painter
painter
patron Catholic Church
Order of Saint John
placeOfBirth Taverna, Calabria, Italy
placeOfDeath Valletta, Malta
linked to: Valletta
regionOfActivity Kingdom of Naples
Malta
sibling Gregorio Preti
styleCharacteristic dramatic composition
intense emotional expression
strong chiaroscuro
workLocation Malta
Naples
Rome

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Caravaggisti hasNotableMember Mattia Preti
Italian Baroque hasKeyFigure Mattia Preti
Mattia Preti name Mattia Preti