Antonio Maria Viani
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Antonio Maria Viani (also called Vianino) was an Italian
painter painter and carver of the Renaissance
period. He was born in Cremona
. He was a pupil of the Campi
. He was court painter
to Duke Vincenzo I Gonzaga, and adorned the large gallery of the Ducal Palace at Mantua
with groups of children. He worked also at Capua
. He died at Mantua at a very advanced age.
Italy
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painter painter and carver of the Renaissance
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
period. He was born in 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 was a pupil of the Campi
Campi
-People:Campi was a family of painters, distinguished in the annals of Italian art at Cremona in the 16th century. Some Members are:*Antonio Campi -People:Campi was a family of painters, distinguished in the annals of Italian art at Cremona in the 16th century. Some Members are:*Antonio Campi...
. He was court painter
Court painter
A court painter was an artist who painted for the members of a royal or noble family, sometimes on a fixed salary and on an exclusive basis where the artist was not supposed to undertake other work. Especially in the late Middle Ages, they were often given the office of valet de chambre...
to Duke Vincenzo I Gonzaga, and adorned the large gallery of the Ducal Palace at Mantua
Mantua
Mantua is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy and capital of the province of the same name. Mantua's historic power and influence under the Gonzaga family, made it one of the main artistic, cultural and notably musical hubs of Northern Italy and the country as a whole...
with groups of children. He worked also at Capua
Capua
Capua is a city and comune in the province of Caserta, Campania, southern Italy, situated 25 km north of Naples, on the northeastern edge of the Campanian plain. Ancient Capua was situated where Santa Maria Capua Vetere is now...
. He died at Mantua at a very advanced age.