Ercole Ruggiero
Ercole Ruggiero (fl. 17th century) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period.
He was initially a devoted pupil of Francesco Gessi in Bologna; and also was known as Ercolino del Gessi or Ercolino da Bologna. His brother was known as Battistino del Gessi, initially a pupil of Domenichino and Gessi, then became a follower of Pietro da Cortona. He died during the papacy of Urban VIII.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Lanzi, Luigi; Roscoe, Thomas (1847). The History of Painting in Italy: The schools of Bologna, Ferrara, Genoa, and Piedmont, with the indexes. H. G. Bohn. p. 98.
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