Carlo Francesco Nuvolone
Italian Baroque Era Painter, 1609-1662
was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Lombardy. He was born in Milan to an Cremonese father and mannerist painter, Panfilo Nuvolone. After working with his father, he studied under Giovanni Battista Crespi (il Cerano) in the Accademia Ambrosiana in Milan. In that studio he would have encountered Daniele Crespi and Giulio Cesare Procaccini. Of particular interest is his depiction of himself as a painter surrounded by his family of artists
ID: 86884 The Artist and his Family Date first half of 17th century
Medium Oil on canvas transferred from panel
Dimensions Height: 126 cm (49.6 in). Width: 180 cm (70.9 in).
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