Domenic Cretara
Domenic Cretara | |
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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. Domenic died in Harbor City, CA on December 22, 2017.