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Giovanni Domenico Cerrini

Illustration — Self-portrait of Giovanni Domenico Cerrini (detail from Allegory of painting, c.1639). • Illustration — The Virgin Mary Triumphs over Heresy, Ceiling at Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome Giovanni Domenico Cerrini (1609–1681), also called Gian Domenico Cerrini or il Cavalier Perugino, was a painter of the Baroque period, born in Perugia and active mainly in Rome and influenced in large part by painters of the Bolognese School.

Also recorded as Cavaliere Perugino Cerini · Cavalier Peruzzini · Perugino, Cavaliere Gian · Giovanni Domenico Cerini

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Giovanni Domenico Cerrini

Self-portrait of Giovanni Domenico Cerrini (Detail from Allegory of Painting)

Giovanni Domenico Cerrini · Detail of Fig 12 from Self Portrait: Renaissance to Contemporary (Anthony Bond, Joanna Woodall, ISBN 978-1855143579). · Public domain

Born
1609 · Perugia.
Died
1681 · Rome.
Occupation
painter · draftsperson
Fields
Italian painting · Baroque painting
Known for
Assumption
Languages
Italian

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Illustration — Self-portrait of Giovanni Domenico Cerrini (detail from Allegory of painting, c.1639). • Illustration — The Virgin Mary Triumphs over Heresy, Ceiling at Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome Giovanni Domenico Cerrini (1609–1681), also called Gian Domenico Cerrini or il Cavalier Perugino, was a painter of the Baroque period, born in Perugia and active mainly in Rome and influenced in large part by painters of the Bolognese School.

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Giovanni Domenico Cerrini (1609–1681) was a draftsperson and painter. The draftsperson was born in Perugia and died in Rome.

Giovanni Domenico Cerrini was a member of Accademia delle Arti del Disegno. Activity centred on Baroque painting and Italian painting.

Among the works is Assumption. The work spans portrait. Languages used include Italian. Works are held at Ashmolean Museum, Gemäldegalerie Berlin and Hessen Kassel Heritage, among others.

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