Tommaso Misciroli (1636–1699) was an Italian painter of the

Baroque The Baroque ( , , ) is a Western Style (visual arts), style of Baroque architecture, architecture, Baroque music, music, Baroque dance, dance, Baroque painting, painting, Baroque sculpture, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from ...

period. Also called ''il Pittor Villano'' or the ''Peasant Painter''. Born in

Faenza Faenza (, ; ; or ; ) is an Italian city and comune of 59,063 inhabitants in the province of Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, situated southeast of Bologna. Faenza is home to a historical manufacture of majolica-ware glazed earthenware pottery, known ...

. He studied the work of

Guido Reni Guido Reni (; 4 November 1575 – 18 August 1642) was an Italian Baroque painter, although his works showed a classical manner, similar to Simon Vouet, Nicolas Poussin, and Philippe de Champaigne. He painted primarily religious works, but al ...

. In

, he painted a ''Martyrdom of Saint Cecilia'' for the church of namesake in Faenza.

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* 1636 births 1699 deaths People from Faenza 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian Baroque painters {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub