◧ Artist: Pietro Berrettini "Pietro da Cortona" (1596-1669)
◧ Country: Italy
◧ Country of Stamp Issue: Italy
◧ Date of Issue: October 31, 1996
◧ Face Value: 500 Italian Lira
◧ Issued to commemorate 400 Years of Pietro Berrettini's Birth
◧ Title: [The Annunciation]
◧ Medium: Oil painting on canvas
◧ Medium: Oil painting on canvas
◧ Museum/Church: Chiesa Oratorio di San Francesco, Cortona
◧ Country of Stamp Issue: Italy
◧ Date of Issue: October 31, 1996
◧ Face Value: 500 Italian Lira
◧ Issued to commemorate 400 Years of Pietro Berrettini's Birth
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Pietro da Cortona's real name is Pietro Berrettini. His important career makes him one of the exponents of the Baroque school, whose spectacular and pompous style are expressed without exaggeration. He was also an architect. (excerpt from Google Arts & Culture)
Here is [Study for The Annunciation].
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