Artist
Andrea Vaccaro
Kingdom of Naples, 1604–1670
Andrea Vaccaro was a Kingdom of Naples Early Baroque Italian artist. 22 works are cataloged here, principally at Museo del Prado. Andrea Vaccaro was born in Naples.
Andrea Vaccaro (baptised on 8 May 1604 – 18 January 1670) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. Vaccaro was in his time one of the most successful painters in Naples, a city then under Spanish rule. Very successful and valued in his lifetime, Vaccaro and his workshop produced many religious works for local patrons as well as for export to Spanish religious orders and noble patrons.
He was initially influenced by Caravaggio, in particular in his chiaroscuro and the naturalistic rendering of his figures.
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