Saint Martina calling down Lightning on the Idols Holy Family Catholic Church active approximately 1523-1530 in Valladolid

active approximately 1523-1530 in Valladolid

The magic of candle light

showing Andromache

and theorist of the German Renaissance

He was a contemporary of Jan Vermeer in the Delft Guild of St

Saint Martina calling down Lightning on the Idols Holy Family Catholic Church active approximately 1523-1530 in ValladolidThis famous saint here depicted calling down lightening from heaven to destroy the pagan idols Pietro da Cortona was an Italian Baroque painter and architect. Along with his contemporaries and rivals Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Francesco Borromini, he was one of the key figures in the emergence of Roman Baroque architecture. He was also an important designer of interior decorations.