On November 1st 1596 Pietro da Cortona was born in a small town called "Cortona" in Tuscany. Together with his personal art teacher Andrea Commodi, he spent his youth in the Italian capital Rome, which served as a great inspiration for his works. The young Cortona particularly liked the paintings and sculptures of Annibale Carracci, who worked as a painter and engraver in Rome. Cortona's style was characterized by detailed objects and robes. Nevertheless, individual brushstrokes were often visible, which was very typical of Italian art at the time. Exceptional for the period, however, were the vividness of his paintings and the use of numerous color effects. Furthermore, his paintings are often covered with a myriad of different figures or scenes, which gives his works an impressive, majestic character.
One of his greatest works was the artistic design of the ceiling of the hall of Palazzo Barberini in Rome. The fresco, entitled "Allegory of Divine Providence and Barberini's Power", was one of the main reasons for Cortona's great influence on the art scene of the time. When looking at the picture, one gets the impression that one is looking far into the sky. Cortona is one of the co-founders of the monumental ceiling fresco as well as one of the most important representatives of the Roman High Baroque.
Cortona was also a successful architect and master builder. Although he invested relatively little time in these professions compared to painting, his ideas were all the more innovative: for example, he designed the unique facade of the church "Santa Maria della Pace" in Rome. Unlike his predecessors, he saw far more than a flat surface in the façade and designed it and the church's forecourt in the style of the Roman Baroque. The interplay between elevations and depressions makes the façade appear lively and dynamic - a method similar to the one he already used for his wall and ceiling frescos. He also produced numerous anatomical drawings over a period of five years. For this purpose he participated as an observer in corpse openings and subsequently produced the corresponding works. The special thing about it: Cortona combined those anatomical drawings with elements of other styles. For example, he placed a woman whose abdomen had been cut open in front of classical antique columns.
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.jpg "Madonna and Child, Saint John the Baptist and Pope Stephen by Pietro da Cortona")
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.jpg "Cincinnatus Summoned from the Field (study) by Pietro da Cortona")
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_Cortona_-_The_glory_of_the_Barberini_The_Triumph_of_Divine_Providence_Allegory_of_Providen_-_(MeisterDrucke-988289).jpg "The glory of the Barberini: The Triumph of Divine Providence by Pietro da Cortona")
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.jpg "The Conversion of Saint Paul, 17th century by Pietro da Cortona")
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.jpg "The Visitation of St. Francis, 1641 by Pietro da Cortona")
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.jpg "Saint Viviane Refuses to Sacrifice to Pagan Gods by Giovanni Battista Mercati")
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.jpg "The Alliance of Jacob and Laban by Pietro da Cortona")
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.jpg "Death of Saint Mary of Egypt by Pietro da Cortona")
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.jpg "Manius Curius Dentatus Rejecting the Bribes of the Samnites (Seventeenth-Century Paintings from the Devonshire Collection) by Anthony Walker")
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.jpg "Head Study of a Woman Looking Up by Pietro da Cortona")
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.jpg "Cybele before the Council of the Gods by Pietro da Cortona")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1277815).jpg "Alexander with the Body of Darius(?) by Antonio Balestra")
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.jpg "Faustulus entrusting Romulus and Remus to his wife Acca Larentia by Pietro da Cortona")
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.jpg "Infant Oedipus Brought Home by Shepherd by Pietro da Cortona")
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.jpg "Allegory of Foreign Rule with Geografia and Jupiter by Charles Audran")
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_River_Estuary_(verso)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1271780).jpg "Italianate Coastal Scene with Fishermen, Encampment; River Estuary by Pietro da Cortona")
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.jpg "Cupid and Pan by Pietro da Cortona")
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.jpg "The Oath of Semiramis by Pietro da Cortona")
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_Cortona_-_Antique_sacrifice_and_the_marriage_of_Perseus_and_Andromeda_after_Polidoro_da_Ca_-_(MeisterDrucke-1093757).jpg "Antique sacrifice and the marriage of Perseus and Andromeda, after Polidoro da Caravaggio by Pietro da Cortona")
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.jpg "Sketches for Figure Groups by Pietro da Cortona")
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.jpg "Saint Charles Carrying the Holy Nail in Procession During the Plague by Pietro da Cortona")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-875907).jpg "Portrait of Urban VIII (ca. 1624-1627) by Pietro da Cortona")
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.jpg "Madonna with the Child, Saint Catherine and Saint John by Pietro da Cortona")
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.jpg "Personification of the Moon on Her Chariot (Title Page for: Giovanni Battista Ferrari, De Florum Cultura Libri IV, 1633) by Claude Mellan")
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.jpg "Study for Angels Sealing the Foreheads of the Children of Israel in Saint Peter")
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.jpg "Saint Viviane Refuses to Sacrifice to the Pagan Gods by Giovanni Battista Mercati")
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.jpg "The Idolatry of Solomon, 1622-1623 by Pietro da Cortona")
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_Cortona_-_Flavia_Domitilla_ou_sainte_Domitille_(morte_apres_95)_recevant_le_voile_du_pape_-_(MeisterDrucke-1014825).jpg "Saint Domitilla Receiving the Veil from Pope Clement I by Pietro da Cortona")
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_Cortona_-_Mars_after_the_war_vault_of_the_Hall_of_Mars_-_(MeisterDrucke-996488).jpg "Mars after the war, vault of the Hall of Mars by Pietro da Cortona")
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.jpg "The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen by Pietro da Cortona")
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.jpg "Bust of a Young Woman Turned to the Left, 1637 by Pietro da Cortona")
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.jpg "Study for the Head of St. Michael, 1633 by Pietro da Cortona")
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_Cortona_-_Male_figure_Study_for_Bacchus_in_the_Age_of_Silver_fresco_-_(MeisterDrucke-1082270).jpg "Male figure, Study for Bacchus in the Age of Silver fresco by Pietro da Cortona")
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_Cortona_-_An_elderly_King_enthroned_with_attendants_in_an_architectural_setting_and_a_yout_-_(MeisterDrucke-1094056).jpg "An Elderly King, Enthroned with Attendants in an Architectural Setting, and a Youth Pouring from a Vase to Their Amazement by Pietro da Cortona")
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.jpg "Manius Curius Dentatus rejecting the bribes of the Samnites by Anthony Walker")
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_Cortona_-_The_Abduction_of_the_Sabines_Painting_by_Pietro_da_Cortona_(Stone_of_Cortona)_(P_-_(MeisterDrucke-988291).jpg "The Abduction of the Sabines by Pietro da Cortona")
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.jpg "Roman Naval Battle by Pietro da Cortona")
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_Cortona_-_Venus_study_for_Triumph_of_Divine_Providence_fresco_on_vault_in_hall_at_Palazzo_-_(MeisterDrucke-1082271).jpg "Venus, study for Triumph of Divine Providence, fresco on vault in hall at Palazzo Barberini, Rome by Pietro da Cortona")
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.jpg "The Holy Trinity with Saint Michael Conquering the Dragon by Pietro da Cortona")
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.jpg "The Hall of Apollo (detail) by Pietro da Cortona")
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_Cortona_-_Arms_of_Don_Taddeo_Barberini_Principe_di_Palestrina_(pen_ink_with_wash_and_goua_-_(MeisterDrucke-1081113).jpg "Arms of Don Taddeo Barberini, Principe di Palestrina by Pietro da Cortona")
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.jpg "Hagar and Ishmael in the Desert by Pietro da Cortona")
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_-_H_Carolus_Borromeus_draagt_een_crucifix_langs_slachtoffers_van_de_pest_-_(MeisterDrucke-1361031).jpg "Saint Charles Borromeo Carries a Crucifix Among Plague Victims by Jakob Frey (I)")
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.jpg "Trophy of Marius by Pietro da Cortona")
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_Cortona_-_Flavia_Domitilla_(morte_apres_95)_recevant_le_voile_du_pape_Clement_I_-_Saint_Do_-_(MeisterDrucke-1010778).jpg "Saint Domitilla Receiving the Veil from Pope Clement I by Pietro da Cortona by Pietro da Cortona")
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.jpg "Allegory in Honor of the Collegio Romano by Claude Mellan")
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.jpg "Tancred and Erminia, c.1640-45 by Pietro da Cortona")
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.jpg "The Age of Bronze by Pietro da Cortona")
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_(after)_Cortona_-_Romulus_and_Remus_Engraving_after_the_painting_by_Pietro_da_Cortone_Engraving_fr_-_(MeisterDrucke-924389).jpg "Romulus and Remus (engraving after the painting by Pietro da Cortona, 1860) by Pietro da Cortona")
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_Cortona_-_Female_figure_Study_for_the_Age_of_Silver_fresco_-_(MeisterDrucke-1089164).jpg "Female Figure, Study for the Age of Silver Fresco by Pietro da Cortona")
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_Cortona_-_Landscape_-_oil_on_canvas_-_(MeisterDrucke-1004650).jpg "Landscape by Pietro da Cortona")
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.jpg "Cybele before the Council of the Gods by Pietro da Cortona")
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