Baroque Painter · Active 1613 – 1629
Bartolomeo Manfredi
Bartolomeo Manfredi is among the painters whose work defines the Baroque era. Paintale holds 2 of Manfredi’s works in its collection, spanning themes of religion & mythology, love & romance.
Where to see the work: The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Art Institute of Chicago.
Paintings by Bartolomeo Manfredi (2)
About Bartolomeo Manfredi
Working at the height of the Baroque period, Bartolomeo Manfredi produced a body of work that remains foundational to Western art. The recurring themes across the surviving paintings — religion & mythology, love & romance — show an artist returning to the same questions about the human figure, light, and the moral weight of a scene that Baroque painting was uniquely equipped to answer.
Today, paintings by Bartolomeo Manfredi are held in major institutions including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago. Each work on Paintale unpacks the subject, the symbolism, the technique, and the long afterlife of the painting — why it was commissioned, what its earliest viewers were expected to see, and why it still rewards close looking today.
Frequently asked about Bartolomeo Manfredi
- When did Bartolomeo Manfredi live?
- Bartolomeo Manfredi was active around 1613 – 1629, during the Baroque period.
- Where can I see paintings by Bartolomeo Manfredi?
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago.
- What themes did Bartolomeo Manfredi paint?
- Religion & Mythology, Love & Romance.