- Jacopino del Conte
Jacopino del Conte (—) was an eminent Italian
Mannerist painter, active in bothRome andFlorence .A native of Florence, Jacopino del Conte was born the same year as another
Florentine masterCecchino del Salviati (whom Conte outlived by 35 years) and, like Salviati and a number of other painters, he initially apprenticed with the influential painter and draftsmanAndrea del Sarto .Conte's first frescoes, including "Annunciation to Zachariah" (1536), "Preaching of Saint John the Baptist" (1538), and "Baptism of Christ" (1541) were in the Florentine-supported Oratory of San Giovanni Decollato, located in Rome. The "Preaching" fresco was based on a drawing by
Perin del Vaga . In 1547–48, in collaboration with Siciolante da Sermoneta, Conte completed the fresco decoration of the chapel of San Remigio inSan Luigi dei Francesi . In 1552, he painted another work for the San Giovanni Decollato Oratory, the altarpiece "Deposition", whose designs are sometimes attributed toDaniele da Volterra .Although the specific dates of his birth and death were not documented, in his final year Jacopino del Conte would have been 88 years old.
References
*cite book | first= Sydney J.| last= Freedberg| year=1993| title= Painting in Italy, 1500-1600| chapter= | editor= Pelican History of Art| others= | pages= pages 442-444| Penguin Books Ltd| publisher= | id= | url= | authorlink=
External links
* [http://www.nga.gov/cgi-bin/pimage?64645+0+0 Image of "Madonna and Child with Saint Elizabeth and Saint John the Baptist" (1535), by Conte at National Gallery, Washington D.C.]
* [http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/opacdirect/366.html#1 Image of "The Virgin and Child with St Elizabeth and the infant Baptist", by Conte at The Fitzwilliam Museum in UK]
* [http://www.metmuseum.org/Works_of_Art/viewOnezoom.asp?dep=11&zoom]
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