Guglielmo Caccia called il Moncalvo (9 May 15681625) was an Italian painter of sacred subjects in a

Mannerist Mannerism, which may also be known as Late Renaissance, is a style in European art that emerged in the later years of the Italian High Renaissance around 1520, spreading by about 1530 and lasting until about the end of the 16th century in Ita ...

style.

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He was born in

Montabone Montabone is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about southeast of Turin and about southeast of Asti. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 357 and an area of .All demographics an ...

near

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. He is said to have been a pupil of

Lorenzo Sabbatini Lorenzo Sabbatini or Sabatini, Sabattini or Sabadini (c. 1530–1576), sometimes referred to as Lorenzino da Bologna, was an Italian painter of the Mannerist period from Bologna. Biography Sabbatini was born in Bologna and studied with ...

. He started painting in

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, then worked in

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, where he was made a citizen. He also painted in

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, and

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, and

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. His best work, ''Deposition from the Cross'', is at the church of San Gaudenzio, Novara. He also painted for the cupola of the dome of San Paolo in Novara. He painted for the Church of the Conventuali in

Moncalvo Moncalvo is a village and ''comune'' in the Province of Asti in the Italian region Piedmont, located about east of Turin and about northeast of Asti on the national road SS 547 which links Asti to Casale Monferrato and Vercelli. Historically i ...

. He painted a ''St. Anthony Abbot with St Paul'' for the church of Sant'Antonio Abate in Milan. He painted in the

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. He was a collaborator in some works with

Gaudenzio Ferrari Gaudenzio Ferrari (c. 1471 – 11 January 1546) was an Italian painter and sculptor of the Renaissance. Biography Gaudenzio was born to Franchino Ferrari at Valduggia in the Valsesia in the Duchy of Milan. Valduggia is now in the Province of V ...

Daniele Crespi Daniele Crespi (159819 July 1630) was an Italian painter and draughtsman. He is regarded as one of the most original artists working in Milan in the 1620s. He broke away from the exaggerated manner of Lombard Mannerism in favour of an early Ba ...

and Giorgio Alberino were among his pupils, as was his daughter, Orsola. He painted in oil a ''St. Peter'' for the Chiesa della Croce, ''St. Theresa'' for the church of the Trinity, both in

, and a ''Deposition'' for the church of San Gaudenzio at Novara. At

, the church of the Conventuali has numerous works by him; at the church of San Domenico, Chieri, he painted the ''Raising of Lazarus'' and the ''Miracle of the Loaves''. He painted frescoes in the church of Confraternity of San Michele in Casale.

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