Giovanni Antonio di Amato the younger
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Giovanni Antonio d'Amato the younger (il giovane) (c. 1535-1598) was an Italian
painter of the Renaissance
period, active mainly in his natal city of Naples
.
Born to the brother of painter Giovanni Antonio d'Amato il vecchio; he married the painter Mariangiola Criscuolo
. Upon his uncles death, he entered the studio of Giovanni Bernardo Lama
, also his uncle's pupil. He had two daughters and one son.
Italy
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painter 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, active mainly in his natal city of Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
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Born to the brother of painter Giovanni Antonio d'Amato il vecchio; he married the painter Mariangiola Criscuolo
Mariangiola Criscuolo
Mariangiola Criscuolo was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active mainly in her natal city of Naples.Born to painter Giovanni Filippo Criscuolo; her uncle, Giovanni Angelo was also a painter. She married the painter Giovanni Antonio d'Amato il giovane. She excelled in painting...
. Upon his uncles death, he entered the studio of Giovanni Bernardo Lama
Giovanni Bernardo Lama
Giovanni Bernardo Lama was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active mainly in Naples. He was the son of a generally unknown artist, Matteo Lama. He was the apprentice of Giovanni Antonio D’Amato, then Polidoro da Caravaggio who had fled Rome after the Sack of 1527. He worked in the...
, also his uncle's pupil. He had two daughters and one son.