Pietro Paolini

Pietro Paolini
Man Writing by Candlelight, c. 1620, priv. col.
Born(1603-06-03)3 June 1603
Lucca, Republic of Lucca
Died12 April 1681(1681-04-12) (aged 77)
Lucca, Republic of Lucca
Other namesil Lucchese
EducationAngelo Caroselli
Known forPainting
MovementBaroque

Pietro Paolini, called il Lucchese (3 June 1603 – 12 April 1681) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. Working in Rome, Venice and finally his native Lucca, he was a follower of Caravaggio to whose work he responded in a very personal manner. He founded an Academy in his hometown, which formed the next generation of painters of Lucca.

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