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	Cortona, Pietro da [Berrettini, Pietro] (b Cortona, ?1 Nov 1596; bapt 27 Nov 1597; d Rome, 16 May 1669). Italian painter, draughtsman and architect. He was, together with Gianlorenzo Bernini and Franceso Borromini, one of the three leading artists of the Roman Baroque. As a painter he developed the early Baroque style, initiated by Annibale Carracci, to a magnificent and imposing High Baroque. His fresco decorations set a standard for European Baroque painting until they were eclipsed by Giambattista Tiepolo’s works and those of other Venetian masters of the 18th century. As an architect Cortona was far less influential. His imaginative designs for façades and stucco decorations were, however, conclusive and independent solutions to problems central to Roman Baroque architecture.
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	Cortona, Pietro da Italy, §III, 5(ii)(a): Early Baroque painting, c 1590–c 1620: Rome Italy, §III, 5(iv): Baroque and Rococo painting, c 1600–c 1750: Florence and Tuscany Raggi, Antonio Rome, §III, 5(ii): Art life and organization, 1601–1700: Patronage and collections Sacchi, Andrea, §1(ii)(a): Mature work, 1629–53: Subject paintings architecture Rome, §II, 3(iii): Urban development, 1600–1750 Rome, §V, 24: Palazzo Barberini Silvani: (2) Pierfrancesco Silvani chapels Falconieri: (1) Orazio Falconieri Rome, §V, 14(ii)(b): St Peter’s: Decoration churches Italy, §II, 4(ii): Baroque and Rococo architecture, c 1600–c 1750: Rome Rome, §VI: Accademia di S Luca façades Cortona temporary architecture Rome, §III, 5(i): Art life and organization, 1601–1700: Artistic environment assistants Romanelli, Giovanni Francesco Allegrini, Francesco Allegrini, Francesco Bottalla, Giovanni Maria Bottalla, Giovanni Maria Camassei, Andrea Camassei, Andrea Cortese, Guglielmo Cortese: (2) Guglielmo Cortese Dandini, Vincenzo (1609-75) Dandini: (2) Vincenzo Dandini Gimignani, Giacinto Gimignani: (1) Giacinto Gimignani Lauri, Filippo Lauri, Filippo Mehus, Livio Mehus, Livio Testa, Pietro Testa, Pietro, §1: Early career: Lucca and Rome, to 1637 Vanni, Raffaele Vanni: (2) Raffaele Vanni attributions Baldini , Pietro Paolo book illustrations Lanfranco, Giovanni, §6: Naples, 1634–46 collaboration Borromini, Francesco, §I, 2: Palazzo Barberini Rome, §V, 16: Il Gesù Bernini, Gianlorenzo Abbatini, Guido Ubaldo Bonzi, Pietro Paolo Bonzi, Pietro Paolo Fancelli, Cosimo Fancelli, Cosimo Fontana (iv), Carlo (1638-1714) Fontana (v): (1) Carlo Fontana Maratti, Carlo Maratti, Carlo, §2(i)(a): Subject compositions: Early years, to 1661 Ottonelli, Giovanni Domenico Iconographic handbook, §2(i): From the 12th–17th century: Christian subject-matter Rosa, Salvator Rosa, Salvator, §1(ii): Florence, 1640–49 Sacchi, Andrea Sacchi, Andrea, §1(i): Training and early work, before 1629 Salucci, Alessandro Salucci, Alessandro Schor, Egid Schor: (3) Egid Schor Schor, Johann Paul Schor: (2) Johann Paul Schor copies Isham,Thomas drawings Anatomical studies, §3: Illustration in the Baroque and Enlightment periods Pozzo, dal: (1) Cassiano dal Pozzo cartoons Ferri, Ciro, §2: Rome, 1669–89 Rome, §IV, 1: Centre of production: Tapestry engravings Animal subjects, §2: The 17th century interior decoration Florence, §IV, 9(ii): Palazzo Pitti decoration Italy, §V, 3: Interior decoration, 1600–1699 paintings Italy, §III, 5(ii)(b): High Baroque painting, c 1620–c 1650: Rome door hangings Bricci, Plautilla frescoes Chiesa Nuova (Rome) Oratorians, §2: Iconography Palazzo Barberini (Rome) History painting, §I, 3: 17th century Illusionism, §2(i)(b): Large-scale projects, c 1600–c 1700 Stucco and plasterwork, §III, 10(i)(a): Western world, 1400–1850: Italy Palazzo Pamphili (Rome) Borromini, Francesco, §I, 7: Piazza Navona Palazzo Pitti (Florence) Mythological painting and sculpture, §4: The Baroque period, c 1595–c 1700 Palazzo del Quirinale (Rome) Rome, §V, 26: Palazzo del Quirinale S Bibiana (Rome) Bernini: (2) Gianlorenzo Bernini, §I, 1(ii): Sculpture, 1623–44 oil allegorical Allegory, §V: Baroque altarpieces Italy, §III, 5(vii): Baroque and Rococo painting, c 1600–c 1750: Venice and the Veneto Rospigliosi: (1) Giulio Rospigliosi battle Battle pictures and military scenes, §2(i): The 17th century to the late 18th: Land warfare literary themes Tasso, Torquato religious Stockamer, Balthasar patrons and collectors Alexander VII, Pope (reg 1655-67) Chigi: (3) Alexander VII Barberini, Antonio, Cardinal Barberini: (4) Antonio Barberini Barberini, Francesco, Cardinal Barberini: (2) Francesco Barberini Du Quesnoy: (2) François Du Quesnoy, §6: Portraits Barnabites Barnabites Benedict XIV, Pope (reg 1740-58) Sacchetti Boyle, Richard, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork Boyle: (2) Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, §1: To 1715 Grand Tour, §III: The `Classic ground’, c 1700–62 Capuchins Capuchins Cavendish, William, 2nd Duke of Devonshire (1671-1729) Cavendish: (2) William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire Coke, Thomas, 1st Earl of Leicester of the 1st creation (1697-1759) Coke: (1) Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester Ferdinando II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (reg 1621-70) Florence, §II, 2(ii): Art life and organization, c 1600–c 1800 Medici, de’: (22) Ferdinando II de’ Medici Filomarino, Ascanio, Cardinal Filomarino, Ascanio Innocent X, Pope (reg 1644-55) Pamphili: (1) Pope Innocent X Isham, Thomas Grand Tour, §II: Early development, c 1630–c 1700 Jabach, Everard France, §XIII, 3: Collecting and dealing: 17th century La Vrillière, Louis Phélypeaux de La Vrillière, Louis Phélypeaux de Lempereur, Jean-Denis, II Lempereur, Jean-Denis, II Medici, Giovanni Carlo de', Cardinal (1611-63) Medici, de’: (23) Giovanni Carlo de’ Medici Medici, Leopoldo de', Cardinal Medici, de’: (25) Leopoldo de’ Medici Methuen, Paul (1672-1757) Methuen,Paul Oratorians Italy, §XII, 5: Patronage: Baroque, Rococo and Neo-classicism, c 1600–c 1861 Oratorians, §3: Patronage Rocca Sinibaldi, Asdrubale Mattei, Duca di Mattei: (2) Asdrubale Mattei Rosso, Andrea and Lorenzo del Roomer, Gaspar Sacchetti, Marcello Poussin, Nicolas, §I, 1: From Normandy to Rome, 1595–1627 Urban VIII, Pope (reg 1623-44) Barberini: (1) Urban VIII, §2: Papal commissions, 1623–44 Vassal de Saint-Hubert, Jean-Antoine-Hubert Vassal de Saint-Hubert, Jean-Antoine-Hubert pupils Oil sketch Baldi, Lazzaro Baldi, Lazzaro Cesi, Carlo Cesi, Carlo Coli, Giovanni Coli, Giovanni Ferri, Ciro Ferri, Ciro Gherardi, Antonio Gherardi, Antonio Gherardi, Filippo Gherardi, Filippo Gismondi, Paolo Gismondi, Paolo Langetti, Giovanni Battista Langetti, Giovanni Battista reproductive prints by others Bartolozzi: (1) Francesco Bartolozzi Clouwet Collignon, François Spierre, François Aquila, Pietro Elhafen, Ignaz Audran, Girard Audran: (2) Girard Audran Audran, Jean Audran: (5) Jean Audran Chasteau, Guillaume Chasteau, Guillaume Mellan, Claude Mellan, Claude tapestries Tapestry, §II, 3: 1621–1700

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