Andrea Camassei - The Massacre of the Niobids - WGA03791

Andrea Camassei (November 1602 – 1649) was an Italian

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painter and engraver mainly active in Rome under the patronage of the

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Biography

He was born in Bevagna in Umbria to parents of modest means, Angelina d' Anton Maria Angeli and Lorenzo. He was active in painting in the

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as well as in Antonio Barberini's favored church, Santa Maria della Concezione, where he painted the ''Assumption of the Virgin'' on the dome. His training was under Domenichino, but he also labored under the direction of Sacchi and

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. He painted a ''Triumph of Constantine'' for the Baptistery of the Lateran Palace. He painted for Taddeo Barberini, two large canvases (1638–39) depicting ''Massacre of the Niobids'' and '' Hunt of Diana''. He also painted a ''Saints Bonaventura, Bernardino & Ludovico da Tolosa'' for Santa Caterina in Rapecchiano (Spello). in Santa Caterina - Rapecchiano (Spello)

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* * * * 1602 births 1649 deaths People from Bevagna 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian Baroque painters {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub