Girolamo Troppa

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Girolamo Troppa (1637–1710) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, depicting mainly sacred subjects.

He was active in Rome and Umbria. He was a follower of Carlo Maratti. He painted for the church of , in competition with the son of Giovan Francesco Romanelli. Works attributed to Troppa are also found in Cesi, Narni, and Terni.[1] He painted for the church of San Salvatore and the Oratory of San Sebastiano in his native Rocchette, and for the church of San Niccolò (1700) in San Torri in Sabina.[2] He died in 1710.

Attributed to Girolamo Troppa, Allegory of Astronomy.
Agar ed Ismaele nel deserto salvati dall'Angelo (Girolamo Troppa, XVII secolo, Palazzo Montani, Terni)

His works include:

  • The Conception after Castelli.
  • Emperor Julian after one of the artists named Pomarancio.
  • Portrait of Louis XIV.

References[]

  • Bryan, Michael (1889). Walter Armstrong & Robert Edmund Graves (ed.). Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical (Volume II L-Z). York St. #4, Covent Garden, London; Original from Fogg Library, Digitized May 18, 2007: George Bell and Sons. p. 586.CS1 maint: location (link)

External links[]

Media related to Girolamo Troppa at Wikimedia Commons


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