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walls. It is known that his Capuchin superiors condemned the secular paintings he was making such as his portraits and genre paintings. The conflict came to a head in 1630 when Strozzi refused to go back to the monastery following his mother's death and his sister's marriage. His superiors then had him imprisoned. His arrest lasted for about 17 to 18 months.
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Strozzi was a sought after portrait painter who portrayed the leading aristocratic, clerical and artistic figures of his time. In the late 1630s he was invited to participate in the creation of a series of portraits of distinguished members of the prominent Genoese Raggi family. Other artists invited
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Strozzi continued to develop his style throughout his career. His art drew its early inspiration from the rich variety of styles flourishing in Genoa around the turn of the 17th century. Starting in a style which borrowed from the artificial elegance of Cambiaso's late Mannerist style he gradually
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Strozzi had early on absorbed the Tuscan Mannerist style through his teacher Sorri as well as the style of Milanese Mannerist painting. As a result, the influence of local Mannerism is sometimes difficult to separate from that of Lombard Mannerists. The Mannerism is expressed in the works of this
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From the year 1625 Strozzi's relationship with the Capuchin order became strained. The order accused him of having committed a no longer known act that had purportedly caused 'disgrace to his sacred habit'. Some authors state that the act was the illegal practice of painting beyond the convent's
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early period in the elongated and curved figures, the tapering fingers, the inclined heads and the abstract patterns of draperies. In the 1620s Strozzi gradually abandoned his early Mannerist style in favor of a more personal style characterized by a new naturalism derived from the work of
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in the latter part of his career. His work exercised considerable influence on artistic developments in both cities. He is considered a principal founder of the Venetian Baroque style. His powerful art stands out by its rich and glowing colour and broad, energetic brushstrokes.
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whom he is likely to have met during his supposed trip to Rome in 1625 is not yet fully understood. It is known that he painted still lifes throughout his career and included still life elements in many of his compositions. An example are the still lifes of game in his work
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and other Flemish artists resident or passing through Genoa contributed to a growing naturalism and a definitive rejection of the Mannerist tendencies in his work. Warmer colors started to dominate while he developed a bolder and more painterly technique. In his composition
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By 1632–1633 the artist had reemerged in Venice where he had been allowed to work and live. Strozzi was able to build a strong reputation within two years, despite not being a native Venetian. He gradually gained recognition as one of the leading artists of his age. The
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and Centurione families became his patrons. Bernardo Strozzi was able to secure commissions for grand mural decorations, which culminated in the important frescoes in the choir of the San Domenico church, commissioned by members of the Doria family,
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in Genoa. It is believed that from the end of April until the end of July 1625 he resided in Rome, to which he had been summoned by the friars of his order to support their attempt to create a stronger Capuchin presence in the papal city.
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Bernardo Strozzi's work exercised considerable influence on artistic developments in both Genoa and Venice. He is considered a principal founder of the Venetian Baroque style. Painters in Genoa strongly influenced by Strozzi included
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When his father died around 1608, Strozzi left the Capuchin monastery to care for his mother and unmarried sister. He supported his family through his paintings. Strozzi's career took off during the next decade and Genoa's powerful
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Bernardo Strozzi's career as a still-life painter is still not very well understood and there remains confusion over his artistic development in this genre. His relationship with still-life painters from Lucca such as
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Although also active as a fresco artist, he achieved greater success with his canvas paintings. Many of his paintings appear in multiple autograph copies produced by Strozzi himself as was customary at the time.
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His many pupils and the large number of his paintings, which often appear in many versions, point to his reliance on the help of several assistants and the operation of a sizable workshop. Francesco Durello,
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style of painting had been brought to Genoa both by Domenico Fiasella, after his return from Rome in 1617–18, and by followers of Caravaggio who spent time working in the city, including
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of San Barnaba, he came to be called by the nickname "il Cappuccino" ("the Capuchin"). Since he was allowed to abandon his Capuchin habit for that of a priest, he was also known as
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Brigstocke, Hugh. "Strozzi, Bernardo." The Oxford Companion to Western Art. Ed. Hugh Brigstocke. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 2 February 2017
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Strozzi was likely inspired by Flemish genre scenes as well as the Caravaggist models to create a group of genre works. Best known of these works is
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Camillo Manzitti, "Gioacchino Assereto: tangenze giovanili con Bernardo Strozzi e nuove testimonianze figurative", in "Paragone, n. 663, Maggio 2005.
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Bernardo Strozzi was a versatile and prolific artist who worked on canvas and as a fresco artist. He treated a wide range of subjects including
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By the end of the 1620s, Strozzi had started to synthesize a personal style which fused painterly influences of the North (including
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Chiara Krawietz. "Strozzi, Bernardo." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 2 February 2017
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and his cousin Giovanni Stefano. The work is now almost entirely destroyed and is only known through a preparatory oil
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Still life with pink and white peonies in a glass vase and peaches, white roses and fruits on a ledge
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Nature morte avec une corbeille de fruits, un vase de fleurs et des fruits sur un entablement
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At the end of his career he also worked as an engineer. The artist died in Venice in 1644.
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for the vault depicting ‘’The Vision of Saint Dominic (Paradise)’’, located at the
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painter and engraver. A canvas and fresco artist, his wide subject range included
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whose life and deeds formed the inspiration of the order. While a friar of the
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Strozzi was born in Genoa. He is not believed to be related to the Florentine
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Vienna) exudes a poetic mood likely derived from his study of the work of
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became one of his most prominent patrons. Strozzi likely painted the
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paintings as well as still lifes. Born and initially mainly active in
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His latest works are luminous and sketchy, as can be seen in the
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Still life with flowers in a glass vase and fruits on a ledge
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Still life with flowers in a glass vase and fruits on a ledge
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soon after he arrived in Venice. Other patrons included the
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to participate in this project included Antony van Dyck,
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Masterpieces of Italian Painting, The Walters Art Museum
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Bernardo Strozzi: Master Painter of the Italian Baroque
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although he remained known generally under the popular
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Della origine e delle vicende della pittura in Padova
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Index


Baroque
history
allegorical
genre
portrait
Genoa
Venice

Strozzi family
Cesare Corte
Mannerist
Luca Cambiaso
Pietro Sorri
Capuchin
monastery
St. Francis of Assisi
Capuchin monastery
Doria
Giovanni Carlo
bozzetto
Museo dell’Accademia Ligustica

Doge of Venice
Francesco Erizzo
Doge's portrait
Catholic
Cardinal
Patriarch of Venice
Federico Baldissera Bartolomeo Cornaro

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