1625
oil
canvas
From the collection of Capitoline Museums
Dominant colour
Portrait of Pope Urban VIII is a 1625 oil by Pietro da Cortona, a Baroque work, held at Capitoline Museums.
This painting shows a man sitting in a chair, wearing a red hat and robe with white trim. He has a white beard and is holding a piece of paper in his right hand. The man is sitting in a fancy chair with gold decorations. The background is dark, with some objects on a table behind him. The artist who painted this is Pietro da Cortona.
Pietro da Cortona (Italian: ; 1 November 1596 or 1597 – 16 May 1669) was an Italian Baroque painter and architect.
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