Daniele Crespi

Background

Daniele Crespi was born near Milan in 1598.

Education

Daniele Crespi studied under Giovanni Battista Crespi and Giulio Procaccini.

Career

Daniele Crespi was an excellent colourist; his drawing was correct and vigorous, and he grouped his compositions with much ability. His best work, a series of pictures from the life of Saint Bruno, is in the monastery of the Carthusians at Milan. Among the most famous of his paintings is a " Stoning of St Stephen " at Brera, and there are several excellent examples of his work in the city of his birth and at Pavia.

Achievements

• Daniele Crespi's best work, a series of pictures from the life of Saint Bruno, is in the monastery of the Carthusians at Milan.