Baccio Ciarpi

Baccio Ciarpi (1574–1654) was an Italian painter of the late-Mannerism and early-Baroque style. Born in Barga in Tuscany, he was active in Rome and Florence. He is best known for having mentored briefly Pietro da Cortona. He painted a number of canvases, including a Madonna del Rosario and Crucifixion with Saints, for the Pieve di Santa Maria in Barga. In Rome, there are paintings by him in Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini, San Silvestro in Capite and Santa Lucia in Selci.

References

• Wittkower, Rudolf (1993) [1980]. Pelican History of Art, Art and Architecture Italy, 1600–1750. Penguin Books. p. 231. ISBN 9780300053081.