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Bernardo Bitti

Italian painter
Democrito Bernardo Bitti SJ was an Italian Jesuit priest and painter. He introduced Mannerism to Peru, where he went on a Jesuit mission after having studied in Rome. On his way to Peru, Bitti traveled through Spain, where he became influenced by... Wikipedia
Born: 1548, Camerino, Italy
Died: 1610 (age 62 years), Lima, Peru
Style: Mannerism
Notable work: Coronation of the Virgin; The Virgin of the Candelaria; Immaculate Conception; Agony in the Garden