Bernardo Racchetti
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Bernardo Rachetti was an Italian
painter of the Baroque
period, active as a painter of imaginary vedute.
He was born in Milan
, the nephew and scholar of Giovanni Ghisolfi
. He painted architectural views and perspectives (cappricci) in the style of his instructor, for whose pictures Racchetti's are not infrequently mistaken. They usually represent seaports embellished with magnificent buildings.
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 as a painter of imaginary vedute.
He was born in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, the nephew and scholar of Giovanni Ghisolfi
Giovanni Ghisolfi
Giovanni Ghisolfi was an Italian painter of the Baroque period.Born in Milan, he initially trained with his uncle, Antonio Volpino. At the age of 17, he travelled to Rome with his friend Antonio Busca where he painted veduta and capricci, mainly landscapes with architectural fragments and ruins...
. He painted architectural views and perspectives (cappricci) in the style of his instructor, for whose pictures Racchetti's are not infrequently mistaken. They usually represent seaports embellished with magnificent buildings.