Enea Salmeggia (c. 1556 – 23 February 1626) was an Italian painter of the late-

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period, active mainly in his native city of Bergamo.

Biography

He was also known as ''Il Talpino''. He trained with members of the Campi family, and later with members of the Procaccini family in Milan. For the church of the Passion in

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, he painted a ''Christ’s Agony in the Garden'' and a ''Flagellation''. His ''Virgin and child with saints Roch and others'' is found in the

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. An ''Adoration of the Magi'' (1595) was painted for

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. He painted a ''Deposition'' for San Leonardo de’ Padri Somaschi. He also painted a ''Madonna enthroned with San Domenico and others'' for the church of Santa Marta. The parish church of San Martino in

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has 27 paintings by him.

References

* 1626 deaths 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 17th-century Italian painters Painters from Bergamo Italian Renaissance painters Year of birth uncertain {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub