- Pomponio Amalteo
Pomponio Amalteo (1505 – 1588) was an Italian painter of the
Venetian school .He was born at
Motta di Livenza inVeneto . He was a pupil and son-in-law ofIl Pordenone , whose style he closely imitated; he inherited Pordenone's studio atFriuli , where he led a long career. His works consist chiefly of frescoes and altarpieces and many of which {e.g., in the church of Santa Maria de' Battisti and the altarpiece of "Saint Sebastian" (1533) at the duomo of San Vito al Tagliamento) have degraded greatly over time. Five pictures representing subjects of Roman history painted by Amalteo adorn the "Hall of the Notaries" atBelluno . He also frescoed a series of "judges" for a loggia in the court of justice inCeneda .His shading is weaker; colors, brighter; and proportions of figures, less elegant, than those of Pordenone, of which he was likely the most accomplished of his pupils.
His brother Girolamo Amalteo is supposed to have assisted him in his labors. His daughter Quintilia Amalteo had the reputation of an excellent portraitist. Girolamo, besides the works in which he aided his brother, executed small pictures, painted in fresco, and produced an altarpiece for the church of San Vito. Another pupil was
Sebastiano Seccante [cite book | first= James R.|last= Hobbes| year=1849| title= Picture collector's manual adapted to the professional man, and the amateur| editor = | pages= page 4 | publisher= T&W Boone, 29 Bond Street; Digitized by Googlebooks | id= | url= http://books.google.com/books?q=intitle:picture+intitle:collector's | authorlink= ] .Members of the
Amalteo family from Oderzo were writers. He died atSan Vito al Tagliamento in 1588.References
*1911
*newgenbio|Amalteo, Pomponio
*cite book | first= Sydney J.| last= Freedberg| year=1993| title= Painting in Italy, 1500-1600| chapter= | editor= Pelican History of Art| others= | pages= p357 |Penguin Books Ltd| publisher= | id= | url= | authorlink=
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