Gioacchino Assereto was born on 1600, died 28 June 1649, he was an Italian painter of the early Baroque period and one of the most prominent history painters active in Genoa in the first half of the 17th century. Most of Assereto's works depict religious and history subjects, although he also produced some portraits. Throughout the decade in which he was a student, Assereto produced many works in a Baroque idiom, which were close in style and genre. He incorporated drama and emotion in his paintings with the aid of the chiaroscuro and sfumato techniques. He continued to improve his technique and style during his twenties and thirties.
