Ferraù Fenzoni

Italian(1562–1645)

Works

Ferraù Fenzoni (1562, 1645) was an Italian Mannerist painter born in Faenza, known for his dynamic compositions and dramatic use of light influenced by his time in Rome. He worked extensively on religious commissions, contributing frescoes and altarpieces to churches in Rome and central Italy, absorbing influences from Raphael, Michelangelo, and his contemporaries. His style is characterized by elongated figures, complex poses, and an expressive intensity typical of late Mannerism transitioning toward early Baroque sensibilities.

Figure Study Italian Art Renaissance Classical Subject Music Religious Ritual Saint John The Baptist Dramatic and reverent Hand Study Italian Artist Religious Gesture

A kneeling figure tending to a fire below a tripod altar, another figure leaning in from above

The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist

Study of a right hand, playing a musical instrument

Artists in conversation