Didier Barra (1590 - 1656)

• Was a French Renaissance painter.
• He was born in Metz, but left for Italy in 1608.
• In Naples he was very successful, especially for his cityscapes.
• He primarily painted scenes featuring decrepit ruins or near-barren buildings in a nearly-surrealist.
• One work executed by Barra Saint Standing in a Niche is part of the Courtauld Gallery collection.
• He died in Naples in 1656.
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