{"id":79,"date":"2021-10-15T11:07:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T11:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/emmado\/?p=79"},"modified":"2021-10-17T11:14:16","modified_gmt":"2021-10-17T11:14:16","slug":"pietro-da-cortona-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eportfolios.capilanou.ca\/emmado\/2021\/10\/15\/pietro-da-cortona-b\/","title":{"rendered":"Pietro da Cortona"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A man of many talents, Pierre de Cortone was an Italian decorator, architect, and painter. Living as a multifaceted creative person through the Baroque period, Pierre was best known for designing a church called \u201cSanti Luca e Martina\u201d and his work on a ceiling fresco at Barberini Palace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Allegory of Divine Providence and Barberini Power<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

           Pierre was born in a town in Italy called Cortona, and studied under his father who was a stonemason during his childhood. He then moved to Florence to train as a painter with the Florentine painters Andrea Commodi and Baccio Ciarpi as teachers. His main artistic influence was Raphael\u2019s work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Trionfo della Divina Provvidenz<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

One of his first notable works was a commission for the Sacchetti family titled \u201cRape of the Sabine Women\u201d. <\/em>The piece itself has a high level of energy and frantic movement, perfectly capturing the horrible event. The expressions on the women juxtaposed to the unempathetic look of the men twists a knife in my chest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rape of the Sabine Women<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Pietro was known by his contemporaries for his strong sense of colour and a strong sense of perspective. Pietro also held firmly on a philosophy that a history painting should use as many figures needed to give it a dramatic atmosphere, something that one of his rivals Sacchi Andrea vehemently disagreed with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My favourite piece of his is \u201cVenus as Huntress Appears to Aeneas\u201d. <\/em>I love the naturalistic colour and style. I think you can get an understanding of Pietro\u2019s acute sense of colour from this painting. The muted colours of the surrounding characters contrasting against Aeneas\u2019s brilliant red cloak draws your eyes to him. I am also fond of the atmosphere the scenery creates, it reminds me of the beginning of autumn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Venus as Huntress Appears to Aenea<\/em>s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Pietro also was appointed head of the Academy of St. Luke in Rome, where he taught many students but his most notable student was Romanelli Giovanni Francesco. Pietro passed on his energetic compositions and love of colour, which is evident in Francesco\u2019s work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vision of St Francis<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Reference <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Encyclop\u00e6dia Britannica, inc. (n.d.). Pietro da Cortona<\/em>. Encyclop\u00e6dia Britannica. Retrieved October 17, 2021, from https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Pietro-da-Cortona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pietro Da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini) (1596 – 1669). (1996). In S. West (Ed.), The Bloomsbury Guide to Art<\/em>. Bloomsbury. Credo Reference: https:\/\/ezproxy.capilanou.ca\/login?url=https:\/\/search.credoreference.com\/content\/entry\/bga\/pietro_da_cortona_pietro_berrettini_1596_1669\/0?institutionId=6884<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A man of many talents, Pierre de Cortone was an Italian decorator, architect, and painter. Living as a multifaceted creative person through the Baroque period, Pierre was best known for designing a church called \u201cSanti Luca e Martina\u201d and his work on a ceiling fresco at Barberini Palace.             Pierre was … <\/p>\n

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