francesco stringa was an italian painter of the baroque era, active mainly near his native city of modena. he is said to have been a follower of the style, if not the pupil of ludovico lana and guercino. he served as the superintendent of the galleria estense in modena. some sources claim he was influenced by the naturalism of mattia preti. life and career francesco stringa was born in 1578 and died in 1615. he was a prominent figure i…