Andrea Sacchi

Andrea Sacchi
Portrait by Maratta.
Born(1599-11-30)30 November 1599
Rome
Died21 June 1661(1661-06-21) (aged 61)
Rome, Italy
NationalityItalian
Known forPainting
MovementBaroque
Patron(s)Francesco Maria del Monte

Andrea Sacchi (30 November 1599 – 21 June 1661) was an Italian painter of High Baroque Classicism, active in Rome. A generation of artists who shared his style of art include the painters Nicolas Poussin and Giovanni Battista Passeri, the sculptors Alessandro Algardi and François Duquesnoy, and the contemporary biographer Giovanni Bellori.

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