Cristoforo Serra (1600–1689) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in

Cesena Cesena (; rgn, Cisêna) is a city and '' comune'' in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, served by Autostrada A14, and located near the Apennine Mountains, about from the Adriatic Sea. The total population is 97,137. History Cesena was ...

. Born in

, Serra is exceptional in that painting was not his full-time vocation, yet he was prolific. He was a militia captain in the

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troops and only painted "for own enjoyment". He stayed in Rome in 1623, where he was exposed to the works of

Caravaggio Michelangelo Merisi (Michele Angelo Merigi or Amerighi) da Caravaggio, known as simply Caravaggio (, , ; 29 September 1571 – 18 July 1610), was an Italian painter active in Rome for most of his artistic life. During the final four years of hi ...

and his followers. His paintings can be seen in the Pinacoteca of Cesena, and the art gallery of the Foundation of Cesena Saving Bank. The painter Cristoforo Savolini was one of his pupils. He painted a ''Last Supper'' in the convent of the Capuchins and a ''Lucrezia'' in the art gallery of the Foundation of Cesena Saving Bank.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Serra, Cristoforo 1600 births 1689 deaths People from Cesena 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian Baroque painters