Madonna of the people
Federico Barocci · 1579
Federico Barocci
Italian · 1535–1612
Federico Barocci was an Italian Renaissance painter and printmaker. His original name was Federico Fiori, and he was nicknamed Il Baroccio. His work was highly esteemed and influential, and foreshadows the Baroque works of Rubens. He is generally considered the greatest and most individual painter of his time in central Italy.
Known works
Rest on the Flight into Egypt
Federico Barocci · 1570
Vatican Museums
Rest on the Flight into Egypt is an oil on canvas painting by Italian painter Federico Barocci, created c. It is held in the Pinacoteca Vaticana. The painting depicts an episode from the early life of Jesus, the Rest on the Flight into Egypt, a usual subject in Catholic art.
Quintilia Fischieri
Federico Barocci
National Gallery of Art
Sources
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