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Pier Francesco Sacchi: The painter who brought Lombardy to Genoa

25 March 202625 March 2026 by archeoblogue
Detail of an artwork by painter Pier Francesco Sacchi, church of San Siro of Nervi, Genoa

Pier Francesco Sacchi, a Lombard painter who made Renaissance Genoa his home and left barely a dozen paintings, each one a small masterpiece.

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Luca Cambiaso: The artist who squared the Renaissance and founded the Genoese School

31 March 202625 March 2026 by archeoblogue
Detail of the Autoportrait of Luca Cambiaso painting his own father, Palazzo Bianco, Genoa

Luca Cambiaso, founder of the Genoese school, pioneer of candlelight painting, and one of the Renaissance’s most underrated figures. His frescoes are all over Genoa.

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