Andrea Sacchi

Background

Sacchi was born on November 30, 1599 in Rome. His father, Benedetto, was an undistinguished painter.

Education

His father, Benedetto, a painter of undistinguished position, gave him his earliest instruction in the art; Andrea then passed into the studio of Francesco Albani, of whom he was the last and the most eminent pupil, and under Albani he made his reputation early.

Career

His Bolognese training gave him an initial bias toward Classicism and a taste for colour. But the direct influence of Raphael was already added to those qualities in the Miracle of St. Gregory (1625–27). That work brought Sacchi to the notice of the Sacchetti family, who employed him, with Pietro da Cortona, in the decoration of their villa at Castel Fusano in 1627–29. Both artists were next employed by Antonio Cardinal Barberini to decorate the Palazzo Barberini in Rome. Sacchi’s ceiling fresco, Allegory of Divine Wisdom (1629–33), is a grave static work, markedly Raphaelesque in conception and containing relatively few figures, in contrast to Pietro’s full Baroque Triumph of Divine Providence in an adjoining room. Sacchi’s two altarpieces in Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini, Rome (1631–38), are likewise distinguished from the other pictures in the church by their Classicism. His most important work after the Divine Wisdom is the series of eight canvases illustrating the life of St. John the Baptist in the cupola of the Baptistery of St. John, Rome (1639–45). Sacchi painted a few portraits but concentrated mainly on religious works.

Achievements

• He is the chief Italian representative of the Classical style in the 17th-century painting of Rome.

Works

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  • Global Gallery GCS-282798-22-142 "Andrea Sacchi The Holy Family" Gallery Wrap Giclee on Canvas Wall Art Print

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  • Andrea Sacchi The Three Magdalenes - 21.25" x 28.25" Framed Premium Canvas Print

    (21.25" x 28.25" Andrea Sacchi The Three Magdalenes framed...)

Connections

Andrea was unmarried but had an illegitimate son.

Son:

Giuseppe Sacchi

He was an Italian painter of the Baroque period.

Friend:

Giovanni Pietro Bellori