Orazio Borgianni

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Orazio Borgianni was an Italian Baroque painter known for his dramatic use of light and shadow and for helping to spread Caravaggio’s stylistic innovations.

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Orazio Borgianni canonical 2

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instanceOf Italian Baroque painter
human
painter
activeIn Rome
Spain
artisticMovement Caravaggism
linked to: Caravaggisti
contributedTo dissemination of Caravaggio’s style in Rome
early Baroque painting in Italy
countryOfCitizenship Italy
dateOfBirth 1574
dateOfDeath 1616
era early 17th century
late 16th century
familyName Borgianni
genre history painting
religious painting
givenName Orazio
influencedBy Caravaggio
knownFor dynamic compositions
expressive chiaroscuro
language Italian
movement Baroque
name Orazio Borgianni
nationality Italian
notableFor dramatic use of light and shadow
helping to spread Caravaggio’s stylistic innovations
notableWork Saint Charles Borromeo in Prayer
Self-Portrait (Galleria degli Uffizi)
The Calling of Saint Matthew
Vision of Saint Francis of Assisi
occupation painter
placeOfBirth Rome
placeOfDeath Rome
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Rome
style Baroque
tenebrism
trainedIn painting
travelledTo Spain

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Caravaggisti hasNotableMember Orazio Borgianni
Orazio Borgianni name Orazio Borgianni