Ermanno Stroiffi

Ermanno Stroiffi[1] (20 October 1616 in Padua – 4 July 1693 in Venice) was an Italian Baroque painter and priest.

A pupil of Venetian painter Bernardo Strozzi, he created altarpieces, portraits and genre scenes.

Stroiffi became a priest in 1647, and in that role he helped introduce the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri in Padua and Venice.

One of the cities was Mantua, the historic power base of the Gonzaga family, which was an important patron of the arts.

He treated a wide range of subject matter including religious, mythological and allegorical themes as well as genre scenes and portraits.

The veil of the fruit vendor appears softened and the male profile reflects a model by Stroiffi, which reappears in a series of works recently attributed to the artist.