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Remigio Cantagallina
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Remigio Cantagallina (c.
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1582–1656) was an Italianetcher, active in the Baroque period.
He was born in Sansepolcro, formerly Borgo Santo Sepolcro, in the province of Arezzo. He is best known for his etchings of landscapes and religious subjects, influenced by Paul Brill, and likely a pupil of the fellow-Florentine Giulio Parigi and Jacopo Ligozzi.
In 1612–13 he traveled through the Netherlands, Belgium, and France, which he documented detailed drawings in pen and wash of buildings, houses, and cityscapes, complete with persons engaged at work or play in the foreground. His eye caught both the courtly celebrations and the peasant world.
He produced a detailed views of Brussels and Siena.
You can explore the paintings of a custom collection made in Rijksstudio by copy-pasting the URL in the search input field.Jacques Callot was reputed to be a pupil of Cantagallina, before the former moved to Rome to work with Antonio Tempesta. He also likely tutored Stefano della Bella. After 1648,