Carlo Ceresa

Carlo Ceresa
Portrait of Bernardo Gritti, oil on canvas, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Born(1609-01-20)January 20, 1609
San Giovanni Bianco, Bergamo, Republic of Venice
Died29 January 1679(1679-01-29) (aged 70)
Bergamo, Republic of Venice
EducationDaniele Crespi
Known forPainting
MovementBaroque

Carlo Ceresa (January 20, 1609 – January 29, 1679) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period active mainly around Bergamo. He was mainly known for his portrait paintings of local nobility and clergy which he executed in an austere, realist style. He also produced many Christian-themed history paintings which can be found in churches in the Bergamo region.

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