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Historical Artist - Daniele Crespi (1598 - 1630)
Born in Milan, Daniele Crespi was an active painter at the height of the Counter-Reformation.
He created a large output of work but his most famous painter, St. Charles Borromeo at Supper,
was a simple piece that adhered to the ideals of painting set by the Council of Trent. It also
was a landmark piece in the transition between the Mannerism and Baroque periods. Crespi died
young from the plague at the age of thirty-three. A student of Giovanni Battista Crespi and
Giulio Cesare Procaccini, he was an excellent colorist, known for the simplistic beauty of his
composition.
Contemporary Italian Artists
Art Galleries in Italy
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