ExploreExhibitions Artists

Ctrl K

Artheon

The global virtual meta-museum platform, allowing users to explore, create, and share art collections.

Explore

Browse Artworks
Art Library
Exhibitions
Artists
Collections

Create

Create Exhibition
My Profile

About

Features & Help
About Us
What is Artheon?
Contact
Privacy Policy
Terms of Service

Connect

Subscribe to our newsletter for updates on new exhibitions and features.

© 2017 - 2025 Artheon Museum. All rights reserved.

Send Feedback

Cortona, Pietro da - Biography & Artworks | Artheon Museum

Back to Artists

Portrait of Cortona, Pietro da

Cortona, Pietro da

1596–1669

Born: 1596, Cortona

Died: 1669, Rome

Gender: male

Movements

Occupations

visual artist

general contractor

architect

painter

draftsperson

→ Wikipedia → Wikidata → Getty ULAN

Biography

Son of Giovanni Berretoni, decorative carver. Born 1 November 1596, died 16 May 1669.

Wikidata/Wikimedia Commons

Notable Works

Bacchanal: A Faun Teased by Children
Jupiter and Juno: Study for the "Furti di Giove" Tapestries
The Crucifixion

Artworks

44 artworks

A Wind God

1669

God the Father with Angels Holding Symbols of the Passion

God the Father with Angels Holding Symbols of the Passion

1647–51

Study for the Age of Bronze

Study for the Age of Bronze

1637

Study of a Seated Youth for the Age of Gold

Study of a Seated Youth for the Age of Gold

1637

Study for the Age of Bronze

Study for the Age of Bronze

1637

Study of Two Figures for the Age of Gold

Study of Two Figures for the Age of Gold

1637

Design for a Thesis Print with an Allegory of Knowledge and Portrait of Cardinal Antonio Barberini the Younger (1607–1671)

Design for a Thesis Print with an Allegory of Knowledge and Portrait of Cardinal Antonio Barberini the Younger (1607–1671)

ca. 1635

Study for the Allegory of Religion

Study for the Allegory of Religion

1629–39

The Triumph of Nature Over Art (design for an engraving of 'De Florum Cultura')

The Triumph of Nature Over Art (design for an engraving of 'De Florum Cultura')

ca. 1633

Landscape with Wine Harvest

Landscape with Wine Harvest

ca. 1630

Men Digging and Constructing a Wall

Men Digging and Constructing a Wall

17th century

The Adoration of the Shepherds

The Adoration of the Shepherds

17th century

Design with an Eagle Fighting with a Serpent and a Putto in the Sky Holding an Inscribed Banner.

Design with an Eagle Fighting with a Serpent and a Putto in the Sky Holding an Inscribed Banner.

17th century

St. Michael Expurging Heresy

St. Michael Expurging Heresy

1596–1669

Satyrs Supporting an Ornamental Motif

Satyrs Supporting an Ornamental Motif

1596–1669

The Virgin and Child with Saint Martina, Another Study of Saint Martina, Studies of a Head, and of an Arcade (recto); Figure Studies (verso)

The Virgin and Child with Saint Martina, Another Study of Saint Martina, Studies of a Head, and of an Arcade (recto); Figure Studies (verso)

1596–1669

The Virgin and Child with Saint Martina

The Virgin and Child with Saint Martina

1596–1669

Sea Battle

1596–1669

The Virgin Immaculate

The Virgin Immaculate

1596–1669

Dansende vrouw met bekkens

De heilige Cecilia in haar doodsslaap

The holy trinity with Saint Michael vanquishing a six-headed dragon, frontispiece to 'Missale Romanum ex decreto sacrosancti Concilii tridentini restitutum'

The holy trinity with Saint Michael vanquishing a six-headed dragon, frontispiece to 'Missale Romanum ex decreto sacrosancti Concilii tridentini restitutum'

ca. 1662

Faith, Hope, and Charity

Faith, Hope, and Charity

1630?–78

Allegory in Honor of the Roman College Founded by the Borghese Family

Allegory in Honor of the Roman College Founded by the Borghese Family

1615–88