Angelo Massarotti
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Angelo Massarotti was an Italian
painter of the Baroque
period, active in his native Cremona
. He trained initially with Agostino Bonisoli
, then in Rome
with Carlo Cesi. Pupils of Massarotti include Giovanni Angelo Borroni
, Beter Frassi, Pietro da Pietro, and Sigismondo Benini
.
Italy
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painter of the Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
period, active in his native Cremona
Cremona
Cremona is a city and comune in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po River in the middle of the Pianura Padana . It is the capital of the province of Cremona and the seat of the local City and Province governments...
. He trained initially with Agostino Bonisoli
Agostino Bonisoli
Agostino Bonisoli was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Cremona. He was the pupil of the slightly older painter Giovanni Battista Tortirole, and later working with Luigi Miradoro. He painted a Life of St. Anthony for the church of San Francesco in Cremona. He painted in...
, then in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
with Carlo Cesi. Pupils of Massarotti include Giovanni Angelo Borroni
Giovanni Angelo Borroni
Giovanni Angelo Borroni was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque and early-Neoclassic periods, active mainly in Milan and Cremona....
, Beter Frassi, Pietro da Pietro, and Sigismondo Benini
Sigismondo Benini
Sigismondo Benini was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in Lombardy, painting landscapes or vedute. He was born in Cremona, and trained with Angelo Massarotti. His son Giuseppe Benini also painted landscapes. His grandson Luigi Benini, died at age 34 years. He had studied in Rome...
.