Bartolomeo Coriolano

Bartolommeo Coriolano (1590[1] or 1599[2]–1676, pronunciation ko-ree-o-lă'no[1] and sometimes spelled Coriolanus) was an Italian printmaker during the Baroque period, mainly in colour woodcuts.

Coriolano trained under the painter Guido Reni and based many of his woodcuts on the work of his teacher as reproductive prints, as was common.

Eventually, he came to the attention of Pope Urban VII who granted Coriolano knighthood, as a "Roman count", and a pension.

[6] A set of his prints after Carracci, Reni, and others was dedicated to Urban VIII,[5] and Coriolano provided the pope with a print of the Madonna; the pope granted him a salary and brought Coriolano into the Knighthood of Loreto[6] (with the title Cavaliere di Loreto).

[10] His major works include St Jerome in Meditation Before a Crucifix, Herodias with the Head of the Baptist, and The Virgin, with the Infant Sleeping.

[5] His work is held in many museums worldwide: France Hungary Japan New Zealand Spain