Domenic Cretara | |
|---|---|
 Study for "Personal Allegory" (Portrait of the artist's father Anthony Mario Cretara) | |
| Born | Domenic Anthony Giulio Cretara March 29, 1946 |
| Died | December 22, 2017 (aged 71) |
| Nationality |  American |
| Education | Boston University - BFA, MFA |
| Known for | Painting, Life Drawing |
| Movement | Visionary Realism, Tenebrism, Contemporary art |
| Awards | 1974 - Fulbright-Hays Fellowship Program 2003 - Outstanding Professor Award, California State University-Long Beach |
Domenic Anthony Giulio Cretara (March 29, 1946 – December 22, 2017) was an American painter of Italian descent born in Boston, Massachusetts. Cretara is a figurative artist and has often been labeled a modern Caravaggista, as he favors the chiaroscuro method of painting.[1][2] Domenic died in Harbor City, CA on December 22, 2017.[3]
- ^ "Domenic Cretara: 20 YEARS OF PAINTING AND DRAWING". TritonMuseum.org. Triton Museum of Art. February 15, 2013. Archived from the original on October 17, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
- ^ "Domenic Cretara: Study for "The Assault"". MetMuseum.org. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1988. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
- ^ staff. "Obituary of Domenic Julio Cretara". Luyben Dilday Mortuary.