Antonio Aleotti (died 1527) was an Italian painter, first mentioned in records in 1494 and active in

Ferrara Ferrara (; ; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, capital of the province of Ferrara. it had 132,009 inhabitants. It is situated northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main ...

. Born in Argenta, he is also known as Antonio dell'Argento. He painted frescoes in the Chiesa della Morte in

. His altarpiece of the Virgin and child enthroned, with St Anthony the Abbot and the

Archangel Michael Michael, also called Saint Michael the Archangel, Archangel Michael and Saint Michael the Taxiarch is an archangel and the warrior of God in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. The earliest surviving mentions of his name are in third- and second ...

was painted in 1510 for the Hospital of Saint Antonio in

Cesena Cesena (; ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy; and - with Forlì - is the capital of the Province of Forlì-Cesena. Served by Autostrada A14 (Italy), Autostrada A14, and located near the Apennine M ...

, and is now in the city's art gallery. He died in Cesena in 1527.

Gallery

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Saint Lawrence Saint Lawrence or Laurence (; 31 December 225 – 10 August 258) was one of the seven deacons of the city of Rome under Pope Sixtus II who were martyred in the Persecution of Christians, persecution of the Christians that the Roman Empire, Rom ...

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Saint Nicholas Saint Nicholas of Myra (traditionally 15 March 270 – 6 December 343), also known as Nicholas of Bari, was an early Christian bishop of Greeks, Greek descent from the maritime city of Patara (Lycia), Patara in Anatolia (in modern-day Antalya ...

File:Antonio Aleotti - saint Barthelemy.jpg,

Saint Bartholomew Bartholomew was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Most scholars today identify Bartholomew as Nathanael, who appears in the Gospel of John (1:45–51; cf. 21:2). New Testament references The name ''Bartholomew ...

File:Antonio Aleotti - saint Jean.jpg, Saint John

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* People from Argenta 15th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian Renaissance painters Painters from Ferrara 1527 deaths {{Italy-painter-15thC-stub