Ercole Setti
Ercole Setti (c.1530–1618) was an Italian engraver and painter of the late-Renaissance period. Setti was born in Modena. His pen-and-ink drawings show a fine draughtsmanship without requiring cross-hatching.
Ercole Setti
- Born
- 1530
- Died
- 1618
- Nationality
- Italy
- Occupation
- painter · printmaker
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Ercole Setti (c.1530–1618) was an Italian engraver and painter of the late-Renaissance period. Setti was born in Modena. His pen-and-ink drawings show a fine draughtsmanship without requiring cross-hatching.
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Born in 1530, died in 1618.
Places of work recorded in the authority are Modena. Work by Ercole Setti is recorded in the collections of Art Institute of Chicago and National Gallery of Canada.
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