Saint Charles Borromeo by Orazio Borgianni
Español Orazio Borgianni (1574 – 1616) was an Italian painter and etcher of the Mannerist and early-Baroque periods. He was born in Rome, and instructed in the art of painting by his brother, Giulio Borgianni, called Scalzo. The patronage by Philip II of Spain induced him to visit Spain, where he signed an inventory in January 1605. He returned to Rome from Spain in 1605, at the height of his career, and his most mature work was developed between 1605 and 1616. From his time in Spain, there are two remaining paintings at Prado Museum: St Christopher and the Stigmatization of St Francis and also an attributed selfportrait of youth. Not far from Prado, in Madrid, the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando owns a David and Goliath. On his return to Rome he was patronized by the Spanish ambassador, for whom he painted several pictures, and he was also employed in painting for the churches. He painted as late as 1630, after which he returned to Spain. His canvas of San Carlo Borrom
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