Bernardo Strozzi 1581-1644

Berenice, Galleria d’Arte Antica, Udine

Gamba player c.1635, Gemaldegalerie Dresden

Allegory of arts c.1640, Hermitage St.Peterburg

Bernardo Strozzi, Italian painter, was one of the most influential Italian painters of the early 17th century, important to developments in both Genoa and Venice. He is known for religious works, genre scenes and portraits, and his powerful art is distinguished by rich and glowing colour and broad, energetic brushstrokes.