- Agostino Mitelli
Agostino Mitelli (
March 16 ,1609 -August 2 ,1660 ) was an Italian painter of theBaroque period as a painter ofquadratura .He was born in Battedizzo, near Bologna. He died in
Madrid , while working for the court ofPhilip IV of Spain . He was a pupil ofGabriello Ferrantini ("degli Occhiali"),Girolamo Curti , and colleague ofMichelangelo Colonna in Bologna. Examples of his quadratura can be found atBologna ,Parma ,Modena ,Florence ,Rome , andGenoa , testifying to the popularity of the style. Colonna and Mitelli even traveled toMadrid , in 1658, to help decorate the Royal AAlcazar and the Palace of Buen Retiro. Mitelli died in Madrid. He also published some etchings in a manuscript titled "Freggi dell' architettura da Agostino Mitelli".Through his numerous pupils who spread out through Italy and Europe, Mitelli exerted a strong influence in the "school" of painted architectural perspectives (quadratura). His son
Giuseppe Maria Mitelli (1634-1718) was also a painter and engraver. Two of his daughters married pupils of his,Baldassare Bianchi , who was mainly active in Mantua, andGiacomo Alboresi , who was mainly active in Parma and Florence.Giovanni Paderna , Bianchi's first master, had been a follower of Mitelli.Giovanni Giacomo Monti , a partner of Bianchi, was Mitelli's pupil.Domenico Santi , named Mengazzino,Francesco Quaino , andAndrea Montecelli were Mitelli's pupils.References
*cite book | first= Maria|last= Farquhar| year=1855| title= Biographical catalogue of the principal Italian painters| editor = Ralph Nicholson Wornum | pages= p. 106 | publisher= Woodfall & Kinder, Angel Court, Skinner Street, London; Digitized by Googlebooks from Oxford University copy on Jun 27, 2006| id= | url= http://books.google.com/booksattributedvid=0pm4wXnyg8JpbRrA&id=2WsBAAAAQAAJ&dq=Wornum&as_brr=1 | authorlink=
*cite book | author= Marchese Antonio Bolognini Amorini| year=1843| title= Vite de Pittori ed Artifici Bolognesi| chapter= Parte Quinta| editor= | others= | pages= pp. 291-324| publisher= Tipografia Governativa alla Volpe, Bologna | id= | url= http://books.google.com/books?id=-GABAAAAQAAJ&dq=pittori&as_brr=1 | authorlink=
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