Gentileschi, Orazio

orig. Orazio Lomi

(born 1562, Pisa—died Feb. 7, 1639, London) Italian painter. He went to Rome c. 1576–78 and painted frescoes in various churches (c. 1590–1600). His paintings of the early 17th century reveal the influence of Caravaggio's strong chiaroscuro and contemporary figure types; though more refined than Caravaggio's works, they lack the master's power and uncompromising realism. Invited to England by Charles I in 1626, he remained there as court painter the rest of his life. Artemisia Gentileschi was his daughter.

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