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Author name: Andrea Sacchi.
(1599-1661). Italian painter and draughtsman. The pupil of Albani and master of Maratti, he was the leading representative of the classical tradition in Roman painting in the mid-17th century. In 1693 he as commissioned to direct the redecoration of the Lateran Baptistery. Sacchi also painted a number of successful portraits.
Reference:
http://arts.jrank.org/pages/16662/Andrea-Sacchi.html
(1599-1661). Italian painter and draughtsman. The pupil of Albani and master of Maratti, he was the leading representative of the classical tradition in Roman painting in the mid-17th century. In 1693 he as commissioned to direct the redecoration of the Lateran Baptistery. Sacchi also painted a number of successful portraits.
Reference:
http://arts.jrank.org/pages/16662/Andrea-Sacchi.html
