Il Cappuccino - art lovers do not associate this term first with a frothed milk drink. This is at least true for friends of the Italian Baroque. For behind this nickname lies Bernardo Strozzi, who is today considered one of the most important representatives of the colorism of his time.
Strozzi was born in Genoa in 1581. Not much is known about his origin and his early youth. However, it is very likely that he was taught at a very young age by Pietro Sorri, who taught him to draw. At the age of 17 Strozzi entered a Capuchin order in his home town of Genoa. He owes this circumstance to his later nickname. Young Bernardo also devoted himself to art in the monastery and created numerous devotional pictures. His great talent was not recognized for a long time and only discovered by the art dealer Gian Battista Riviera, who also motivated him to turn his back on monastic life. But since he had already taken his vows, this was virtually impossible. It took a great deal of cunning and guile before he finally managed to escape. In the meantime, he had even spent some time in prison, as he had not returned to his monastery as agreed after the death of his mother and the wedding of his sister.
During this time Strozzi must have matured the decision to leave his hometown for good and flee to Venice, Genoa's great rival and intimate enemy. Arriving in Venice, he was finally able to develop his talent to the full. Already his first important commission, the creation of a portrait of the composer Claudio Monteverdi, who himself was also an ordained priest, helped him to make his breakthrough. From around 1630 Strozzi painted portraits of many important dignitaries in Venice. He developed a unique style, which was influenced by his compatriot Michelangelo Caravaggio and whose characteristics he combined with the characteristics of the dominant Dutch and Flemish painters. Strozzi was particularly influenced by Rubens and Anthony van Dyck.
Among "Il Cappuccino's" most famous works are, in addition to the aforementioned portrait of Monteverdi, the portrait of the composer Barbara Strozzi, with whom he shares the family name only by chance, and the painting "The Sermon of John the Baptist", which can be admired today in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.
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_oil_on_canvas_73x61_cm_Italy_-_(MeisterDrucke-1101873).jpg "Piper, by Bernardo Strozzi by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "David with the Head of Goliath by Bernardo Strozzi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1458369).jpg "Christian charity, c.1610 by Bernardo Strozzi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1637526).jpg "Saint Peter Freed by an Angel, c.1635 by Bernardo Strozzi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1532264).jpg "St. Lawrence Distributing the Riches of the Church by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "La Cuoca - A Kitchen Maid Plucking a Goose in an Interior by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Old Coquette Vanitas by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Christ Carrying the Cross, c.1608-09 by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "The Triumph of David (detail), circa 1620-29 by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "St Francis in Ecstasy, c.1615-18 by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Madonna and Child with the Infant St. John the Baptist and St. Lawrence and Angels by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Head of St. John the Baptist (Fragment of Detached Fresco) by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "St. John the Baptist by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Three Musicians Playing Horns and Pipe by Bernardo Strozzi")
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_c1629_(oil_on_canvas)_-_(MeisterDrucke-900775).jpg "Portrait of a Knight of Malta (Scipione Papafava?) by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "The Sermon of Saint John the Baptist by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Constantine I, Roman emperor, destroying idols by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Madonna and Child with the Infant St. John the Baptist by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "St. Lawrence Distributing the Treasures of the Church by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Portrait of a Gentleman, c.1625-1632 by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Study for St Francis of Assisi Adoring the Cross by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Allegorical Figure, c. 1635 by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "The Delivery of the Keys to St. Peter by Bernardo Strozzi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-642516).jpg "Study of Three Hands by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Virgin and Child with John the Baptist as a Boy by Bernardo Strozzi")
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_-_Peinture_de_Bernardo_Strozzi_(dit_il_Capucini_-_(MeisterDrucke-1320962).jpg "The Annunciation by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Allegorical Figure, c. 1636 by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "A Hand Holding Empty Gloves by Bernardo Strozzi")
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_(The_piper)_Painting_by_Bernardo_Strozzi_(1581-1_-_(MeisterDrucke-971478).jpg "The Flute Player (The Piper) Painting by Bernardo Strozzi (1581-1644) 17th Century Genoa, Musei di Strada Nuova (ex Palazzo Rosso) by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Representation of Saint Francis of Assisi Worshipping the Crucifix by Bernardo Strozzi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-899520).jpg "Adoration of the Shepherds by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "The Tribute Money, c.1631 (detail) by Bernardo Strozzi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-901720).jpg "St. Lawrence Distributing the Treasures of the Church, c.1625 by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Study for St Francis of Assisi Adoring the Cross by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Christ at Emmaus Presenting the Bread by Bernardo Strozzi")
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_Studies_of_the_Head_of_Saint_Francis_Head_of_an_Ol_-_(MeisterDrucke-1598213).jpg "Head of Saint Francis (front); Studies of the Head of Saint Francis, Head of an Old Man, and Two Right Hands (back) by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Alexander the Great Restoring the Throne Usurped by Abdolomino by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "The Incredulity of St. Thomas by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "The Supper at Emmaus by Bernardo Strozzi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-951442).jpg "Study for the Deposition by Bernardo Strozzi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1655753).jpg "Claudio Monteverdi by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "The Tribute Money by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "St. Gerardo Sagredo, Bishop of Csanád by Bernardo Strozzi")
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_-_Saint_Francis_-_(MeisterDrucke-1635099).jpg "Saint Francis by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Representation of Saint Cecilia or Allegory of Music by Bernardo Strozzi")
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_Church_of_Capuchins_Sarzana_-_(MeisterDrucke-1110258).jpg "St Charles Borromeo by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "St. Gerardo Sagredo, Bishop of Csanád by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Gamba Player by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "The Holy Family with St. John the Baptist by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Virgin and Child in Glory Worshipped by Two Monk Saints by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Christ in Debate with the Pharisees by Charles Howard Hodges")
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.jpg "A Personification of Fame, c. 1635 by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "The Head of Christ in Profile to the Right by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "The Guardian Angel by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Saint with a Crown of Roses by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "The Miracle of the Five Loaves and Two Fishes by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "John the Baptist as Child by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "St. Catherine of Alexandria by Bernardo Strozzi")
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_Genes_Galleria_di_Palazzo_Ro_-_(MeisterDrucke-1029243).jpg "Saint Paul by Bernardo Strozzi")
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_Altarpiece_-_(MeisterDrucke-1458118).jpg "The Most Holy Incarnation (Immaculate Conception) by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "The Sermon of St. John the Baptist by Bernardo Strozzi")
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_oil_on_canvas_-_(MeisterDrucke-1101225).jpg "The cook by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Saints Roch and Sebastian by Bernardo Strozzi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1321382).jpg "Martyrdom of Saint Lucia by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "St. Cecilia by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Street Musicians by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "A Still Life of Flowers, Fruit, Vegetables and Seafood on a Ledge with a Figure Holding a Plate of Cherries by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "The Calling of St Matthew, c.1620 by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Salome by Bernardo Strozzi")
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_Spanish_Mystic_and_Ca_-_(MeisterDrucke-1030556).jpg "The Triumph of Saint Therese of Jesus or Avila (1515-1582), Spanish Mystic and Carmelite (Triumph of St Teresa of Avila) by Bernardo Strozzi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1656816).jpg "Saint John Baptist Explains His Mission by Bernardo Strozzi")
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_Sur_les_conseils_de_lArchange_Raphae_-_(MeisterDrucke-1314250).jpg "The Healing of Tobit by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Bishop Alvise Grimani by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "The Release of St Peter by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Supper at Emmaus by Bernardo Strozzi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1559121).jpg "Allegory of Impermanence (Old Coquette) by Bernardo Strozzi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1584486).jpg "The Prophet Elisha and the Widow of Sarepta by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Allegory of painting by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "David with the Head of Goliath by Bernardo Strozzi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1172307).jpg "Actaeon by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Head of an Old Man (The Apostle Peter), 17th Century by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Saint Francis Holding a Crucifix in His Arms by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Tobias Curing His Father")
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.jpg "Saints John the Evangelist and Mark discussing their Writings by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Saint Paul by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "St. Gerardo Sagredo, Bishop of Csanád, 1633 by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Joseph Interpreting the Dreams of the Baker and the Butler by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Madonna of the Rosary with St. Roch, St. Dominic and St. Sebastian by Bernardo Strozzi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1321381).jpg "Portrait of young lady with coral necklace by Bernardo Strozzi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1458230).jpg "The Vision of Saint Dominic by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Fruitseller by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Madonna and Child by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Supper at Emmaus by Jan van Somer")
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_by_Strozzi_Bernardo_(158_-_(MeisterDrucke-1325286).jpg "Portrait of the Composer Claudio Monteverdi by Bernardo Strozzi")
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_ca_1624-1625_(Oil_on_canvas)_-_(MeisterDrucke-1583896).jpg "The Piffero Player by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Conversion of Zaccheus by Bernardo Strozzi")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1643417).jpg "Hagar and the Angel by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "The Young St. John the Baptist by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Portrait of the Composer Claudio Monteverdi by Bernardo Strozzi")
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.jpg "Portrait of a Genoese Nobleman by Bernardo Strozzi")
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