Pietro del Po

Pietro del Po (1610-1692) was an Italian painter of the Baroque.

He was born in Palermo, and studied under Domenichino at Naples. He painted for the churches at Palermo, and afterwards visited Rome, where among other works, he painted a picture of "St. Leo", for La Madonna di Costantinopoli. He was more distinguished as an engraver than as a painter. His daughter, Teresa del Po, was also an engraver and painter. He died in Naples.

Among his prints are:
*"St. John in the Wilderness" after Annibale Carracci.
*"Woman of Canaan before Christ" after the same.
*"Dead Christ on the Lap of the Virgin" after the same.
*"Virgin seated on a Throne with the Infant, and a choir of Angels" after Domenichino.
*"The four Cardinal Virtues", with their attributes after the same.
*"St. Jerome kneeling with an Angel" after the same.
*"Annunciation" after Nicolas Poussin.
*"The Flight into Egypt" after the same.

References

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