Two painters in same church

One Roman painter of this essay is Antonio di Benedetto degli Aquili called Antoniazzo Romano (1430-1435 circa – Rome 1508); Antoniazzo is very evident on the apse(Fig.1) of church of Saint Mary of People in Carpineto Romano, a small country next Rome, this church was restored by pope Sixtus IV, that certainly wanted decoration of apse and he called major painter in Rome then, this is Antoniazzo. Style of roman painter is evident to cloth, very master, and this characteristic reports to much cloth(Fig.2) of Antoniazzo, for exemple tryptic in Fondi(Fig.3), that is equivalent to cloth of Apostles on the apse of Carpineto, the face are very similar, it is sufficient consider some(Figs.4-5), and other painting of Antoniazzo, or feet(Figs.6-7) of a saint on painting that is some of feet of Apostle on apse of Carpineto(Fig.8), therefore Antoniazzo has worked this apse may to commission of Conti family that has ruled Carpineto during xv century. Other painter I have caught second painter that I called at other book with name Master of Madonna of Rosary, a nameless painter that has worked very much to this subject in Sermoneta, Cori and Sezze; he has painted a Virgin of Rosary(Fig.9) this painting is worked after 1581 when during a pastoral visit bishop ordered that they must paint an image of Madonna of Rosary, therefore this painting is datable after this year, may about first then years of 17^th century; anyway to style is very similar because face of pope Pius 5^th (Fig.10) on right is very similar to other face to other altarpiece in Cori, the cloth of two saints on first plane are very similar to cloth of saint in Sermoneta(Fig.11), and the face of Virgin is specular to face of Virgin in Sermoneta(Fig.12); therefore this painter has worked with this subject very much.

Alessandro Lusana   

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