Giovanni Battista Langetti (Genoa 1635-1676 Venice)

Although Langetti moved to Rome at an early age to study with Pietro da Cortona, he was most influenced by the art he encountered later in Naples, probably in the mid-1650s. There, he studied the work of Ribera, Francesco Fracanzano, and Luca Giordano, all of whom influenced his dramatic compositions, vigorous brushwork, and strong chiaroscuro.