Carlo Saraceni

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Carlo Saraceni was an Italian early Baroque painter known for his small-scale, Caravaggio-influenced works that combined dramatic chiaroscuro with refined Venetian color.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque painter
human
painter
activeYearsEnd 1620
activeYearsStart early 17th century
artisticStyle Venetian colorism
chiaroscuro
associatedWith Caravaggisti
birthPlace Venice
countryOfCitizenship Italy
dateOfBirth 1579
dateOfDeath 1620
deathPlace Venice
familyName Saraceni
genre history painting
mythological painting
religious painting
givenName Carlo
influenced Italian Caravaggisti
linked to: Caravaggisti

Jean Le Clerc
Orazio Gentileschi
influencedBy Caravaggio
languageOfWork Italian
movement Baroque
Early Baroque
name Carlo Saraceni
nationality Italian
notableFor small-scale paintings
notableWork Judith with the Head of Holofernes
Rest on the Flight into Egypt
Saint Cecilia and the Angel
The Conversion of Saint Paul
The Death of the Virgin
The Martyrdom of Saint Cecilia
The Virgin and Child with Saints
occupation painter
patron Scipione Borghese
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism
styleCharacteristic combination of Venetian color and Roman naturalism
dramatic lighting contrasts
refined color harmonies
small, cabinet-size panels
workLocation Borghese collection
linked to: Galleria Borghese

Rome
San Simeone Profeta, Venice
Santa Maria della Scala, Rome
Venice

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Caravaggisti hasNotableMember Carlo Saraceni
Carlo Saraceni name Carlo Saraceni