Massimo Stanzione

Place: Naples

Born: 1585

Death: 1656

Biography:

Massimo Stanzione (also called Stanzioni 1585 – 1656) was an Italian Baroque painter, mainly active in Naples. Born in Frattamaggiore, Naples in 1585, Massimo Stanzione was influenced by Caravaggio. What distinguished Massimo’s art from that of Caravaggio's was that he combined the latter's dramatically lit and brutally realistic style with the cla...