caption death_date death_place birth_place nationality birth_date image article_title name style
'' il cavalier calabrese '' 03 january 1699 valletta , malta taverna , calabria , italy italian 24 february 1613 mattia preti.jpg mattia preti
 mattia preti baroque painting
mattia preti

mattia preti -lrb- 24 february 1613 -- 3 january 1699 -rrb- was an italian baroque artist who worked in italy and malta .
he was also a member of the order of saint john .
