Cittadini, Pietro Francesco

Cittadini, Pietro Francesco (called il Milanese), an Italian painter, was born at Milan about 1616, studied under' Guido, and died at Bologna in 1681. The following are some of his principal works in Bologna: The Stoning of Stephen; Christ Praying in the Garden; The Flagellation, in the Church of San Stefano. There is a fine picture by him in the Church of Santa Agata, of that saint. See Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, s.v.; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.; Rose, Gen. Biog. Dict. s.v.