St. Francis in ecstasy by Bernardo Strozzi
St Francis of Assisi adoring the Crucifix by Bernardo Strozzi
Portrait of Nikola Kuchi by Bernardo Strozzi
Salomé recevant du bourreau la tête de saint Jean-Baptiste by Bernardo Strozzi

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About Bernardo Strozzi

Italian · 1581–1644

Genoese-born Capuchin friar who fled to Venice and synthesised Caravaggio, Rubens, and van Dyck into the foundations of the Venetian Baroque.

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Bernardo Strozzi's works are held in 49 museums worldwide, including Hermitage Museum, Munich Central Collecting Point, and Kunsthistorisches Museum.

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🇦🇲 Armenia

1 museum

🇦🇺 Australia

1 museum

🇦🇹 Austria

2 museums

🇫🇮 Finland

1 museum

🇫🇷 France

6 museums

🇩🇪 Germany

4 museums

🇮🇪 Ireland

1 museum

🇮🇹 Italy

3 museums

🇳🇱 Netherlands

2 museums

🇵🇱 Poland

2 museums

🇷🇺 Russia

1 museum

🇪🇸 Spain

1 museum

🇸🇪 Sweden

1 museum

🇨🇭 Switzerland

2 museums

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

6 museums

🇺🇸 United States

15 museums

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Who was Bernardo Strozzi?
    Bernardo Strozzi was an Italian[9] painter, born in Genoa in 1581[9]. He is considered one of the founders of Baroque Venetian art, and spent fourteen years painting in Venice for doges, patriarchs, and the Grimani family.
  • What is Bernardo Strozzi known for?
    Bernardo Strozzi is credited as one of the founders of the Venetian Baroque style. This assessment rests less on pure invention than on transmission, as he carried the lessons of Caravaggism, Flemish colorism, and Lombard naturalism into Venice.
  • What was Bernardo Strozzi's art style?
    Bernardo Strozzi absorbed Caravaggio's dramatic lighting and figure types, Flemish looseness of brushwork, and Rubensian physicality. His work displays a synthesis of these elements, with vigorous paint handling and figure arrangement drawn from Caravaggio's spatial logic.

Sources

Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Bernardo Strozzi's works across the following collections.

  1. [1] museum Musée Granet Used for: museum holdings.
  2. [2] museum Philbrook Museum of Art Used for: museum holdings.
  3. [3] museum Art Gallery of South Australia Used for: museum holdings.
  4. [4] museum Musei di Strada Nuova Used for: museum holdings.
  5. [5] museum Samuel H. Kress Collection Used for: museum holdings.
  6. [6] museum National Gallery of Armenia Used for: museum holdings.
  7. [7] academic The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, Bernardo Strozzi | Italian painter Used for: biography.
  8. [8] academic Chiara Krawietz, Strozzi, Bernardo Used for: biography.
  9. [9] wikipedia Wikipedia: Bernardo Strozzi Used for: biography.
  10. [10] book Victoria Charles, Baroque Art Used for: biography.
  11. [11] book Zuffi, Stefano, 1961-, Baroque painting : two centuries of masterpieces from the era preceding the dawn modern art Used for: biography.
  12. [12] book Lilian H. Zirpolo, Historical Dictionary of Baroque Art and Architecture Used for: biography.
  13. [13] book Masterpieces of western art : a history of art in 900 individual studies from the Gothic to the present day Used for: biography.
  14. [14] book Irving Lavin;, Visible Spirit Used for: stylistic analysis.
  15. [15] museum Bernardo Strozzi (1581 - 1644) Used for: biography.

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