Ercole de Maria

Ercole de Maria (? – c. 1640) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Bologna. He was a pupil of the painter Guido Reni. He was also known as Ercolino di Guido. He was awarded a knighthood by Urban VIII, but died young.

References

• Farquhar, Maria (1855). Ralph Nicholson Wornum (ed.). Biographical catalogue of the principal Italian painters. Woodfall & Kinder, Angel Court, Skinner Street, London; Digitized by Googlebooks from Oxford University copy on Jun 27, 2006. p. 97.