Angelo Caroselli
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Angelo Caroselli was an Italian
painter of the Baroque
period, active mainly in his native Rome
. He painted in an eclectic style, including influences from Caravaggio
and the Bamboccianti
. He was the brother in law of Filippo Lauri
. One of his pupils was Pietro Paolini
and his son Carlo Caroselli. He painted Martyrdom of St. Placidus and St. Gregory celebrating Mass before the people for Santa Francesca Romana; and St. Wenceslaus in the Quirinal Palace
.
Italy
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painter of the Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
period, active mainly in his native Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
. He painted in an eclectic style, including influences from Caravaggio
Caravaggio
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was an Italian artist active in Rome, Naples, Malta, and Sicily between 1593 and 1610. His paintings, which combine a realistic observation of the human state, both physical and emotional, with a dramatic use of lighting, had a formative influence on the Baroque...
and the Bamboccianti
Bamboccianti
The Bamboccianti were genre painters active in Rome from about 1625 until the end of the seventeenth century. Most were Dutch and Flemish artists who brought existing traditions of depicting peasant subjects from sixteenth-century Netherlandish art with them to Italy, and generally created small...
. He was the brother in law of Filippo Lauri
Filippo Lauri
Filippo Lauri was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Rome.Born and active in Rome, his story was featured in the biographies by Baldinucci...
. One of his pupils was Pietro Paolini
Pietro Paolini
Pietro Paolini was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He is also called Paolino which is an affectionate diminutive of his lastname.He was born in Lucca, the son of Tommaso Paolini and Ginevra Raffaelli...
and his son Carlo Caroselli. He painted Martyrdom of St. Placidus and St. Gregory celebrating Mass before the people for Santa Francesca Romana; and St. Wenceslaus in the Quirinal Palace
Quirinal Palace
The Quirinal Palace is a historical building in Rome, Italy, the current official residence of the President of the Italian Republic. It is located on the Quirinal Hill, the tallest of the seven hills of Rome...
.