 Pierfrancesco Cittadini

Pierfrancesco Cittadini (1616–1681) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Bologna and painting lush and rich still lifes.Initially a pupil of Daniele Crespi, Cittadini moved to Bologna before the age of 20 to study with Guido Reni, whose influence is clearly evident in such early works as the "Stoning of Saint Stephen", the "Flagellation" and the "Crowning with Thorns" in the church of Santo Stefano, Bologna.