Barocci, Federico

Barocci, Federico
born с1526, Urbino, Duchy of Urbino, Papal States
died 1612, Urbino

Italian painter.

Except for two visits to Rome (mid 1550s, 1560–63), where he painted frescoes for Pope Pius IV's casino in the Vatican Gardens, he seems to have spent his whole life in and near Urbino. He executed altarpieces and devotional paintings in a style characterized by subtle colour harmonies and warmth of feeling. His patrons included the duke of Urbino and Emperor Rudolf II (1552–1612), and he received commissions from the cathedrals of Genoa and Perugia. His famous works include the Deposition (1567–69) and the Madonna del Popolo (1579). A prolific draftsman, he was one of the first artists to use coloured chalks. He enjoyed a long and productive career, becoming one of the leading painters in central Italy.

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▪ Italian painter
original name  Federico Fiori  Barocci, also spelled  Baroccio  or  Barrocio 
born c. 1526, Urbino, Duchy of Urbino, Papal States
died 1612, Urbino

      leading painter of the central Italian school in the last decades of the 16th century and an important precursor of the Baroque style.

      Barocci studied in Urbino with Battista Franco, a follower of Michelangelo's maniera. Although he made two visits to Rome—one in about 1550 to study the works of Raphael, and another in 1560 when, with Federico Zuccari, he worked on the frescoes for Pope Pius IV's Casino in the Vatican Gardens—Barocci lived and worked all his life in Urbino and the surrounding small towns. He executed altarpieces and devotional paintings for local churches and patrons such as the Duke of Urbino and, in time, the cathedrals of Genoa and Perugia.

      Barocci may have never seen an original Correggio, yet Correggesque motifs appear in his compositions. Warmth of feeling, tenderness of expression, and a painterly (as opposed to a draftsman-like) approach are common to the work of both artists. This is particularly evident in the many paintings by Barocci on the theme of the Madonna; two of the most famous are the “Madonna del Popolo” (1579) and the exquisitely beautiful “Nativity” (1597). Barocci was unusual in the Mannerist period for his numerous and extremely sensitive life drawings. His distinctive use of colour is central Italian in origin—pale, fugitive colours blended chiefly from vermilion pinks, mother-of-pearl whites, and grays.

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