Altobello Melone

Altobello Melone ( also Altobello Meloni ) (c. 1490-1491; † before May 3, 1543 ) was a top Italian painter of the Renaissance.

Life

It is believed that Altobello Melone 1490-1491 was born in Cremona. After the speeches Marcantonio Michiels Altobello was a pupil Girolamo Roma Ninos. In December 1516, he was commissioned to decorate the coffin wall of the cathedral of Cremona, decorated with frescoes, which should show scenes from the life of Jesus. Altobello completed the work on the mural to 1518; they make based on their signature " DE ALTOBELLUS MELONIBUS " the only secured for Altobello Melone works dar. died before 3 May 1543.

Secured works

Frescoes in the cathedral of Cremona:

  • Flight to Egypt
  • Massacre of the Innocents
  • Washing of the Feet
  • Prayer on the Mount of Olives
  • Arrest of Christ
  • Christ before Caiaphas

Attributions (selection)

  • Lovers, Art Gallery of the Old Masters, Dresden
  • Road to Emmaus, the National Gallery, London
  • Lamentation of Christ, Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan
  • Portrait of a man (so-called portrait of Cesare Borgia ), Accademia Carrara, Bergamo
  • Narcissus at the Fountain, Städel, Frankfurt

Secondary literature

  • Paola Castellini: Girolamo Romanino e Altobello Melone a tra il primo Brescia e il secondo decennio del Cinquecento. In: Passione è Cultura. Scritti by Tino Gipponi. Milan 2007, pp. 43 - 51
  • Mina Gregori: Altobello e G. Francesco Bembo. In: Paragons 8 (1957 ), pp. 16 - 40
  • Mina Gregori (ed.): Pittura a Cremona Roma dal Nico settecento al. Milan 1990.
  • Julian Kliemann, Michael Rohlmann: Wall painting in Italy. The time of the High Renaissance and Mannerism 1500-1600. Munich 2004, pp. 215ff.
  • Nicholas Penny: The Sixteenth Century Italian Paintings. Volume I. Paintings from Bergamo, Brescia and Cremona. London 2004.
  • Jochen Sander: Italian Paintings in the Städel 1300-1550. Northern Italy, the brands and Rome. Mainz 2004.
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