Mirabello Cavalori
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Mirabello Cavalori was an Italian
Italy
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 painter of Mannerist
Mannerism
Mannerism is a period of European art that emerged from the later years of the Italian High Renaissance around 1520. It lasted until about 1580 in Italy, when a more Baroque style began to replace it, but Northern Mannerism continued into the early 17th century throughout much of Europe...

 style, active mainly in Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....

.

Cavalori was born in Salincorno, near Montefortino
Montefortino
Montefortino is a comune in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region Marche, located about 80 km south of Ancona, about 35 km northwest of Ascoli Piceno and about 45 km west of Fermo...

. He was a contemporary of Maso da San Friano
Maso da San Friano
Maso da San Friano was an Italian painter active in Florence. His real name was Tomaso D'Antonio Manzuoli. He was born in San Friano and died in Florence....

 and younger than Vasari. The latter painter employed Cavalori in the decoration of the Studiolo of Francesco I
Studiolo of Francesco I
The Studiolo was a small painting-encrusted barrel-vaulted room in the Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, commissioned by Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. It was completed for the duke from 1570-1572, by teams of artists under the supervision of Giorgio Vasari and the scholars Giovanni...

 in the Palazzo Vecchio
Palazzo Vecchio
The Palazzo Vecchio is the town hall of Florence, Italy. This massive, Romanesque, crenellated fortress-palace is among the most impressive town halls of Tuscany...

, for which he produced The Wool factory. Also in the Palazzo Vecchio can be found paintings on the Sacrifice of Lavinia and Blessing of Isaac.
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