Pietro Paolini

Pietro Paolini, called il Lucchese was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. Working in Rome, Venice and finally his native Lucca, he was a follower of Caravaggio to whose work he responded in a very personal manner. He founded an Academy in his hometown, which formed the next generation of painters of Lucca.

3 June 1603

Born on the same birth day (3 June): Deniece Williams • Georg von Békésy • Magdalene Thoresen • Otto Erich Hartleben • Paulette Goddard

Born in the same month (June 1603): Joseph of Cupertino