Antonio Maria Viani (born c. 1540) (also called ''Vianino'') was an Italian painter and carver of the

Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) is a Periodization, period of history and a European cultural movement covering the 15th and 16th centuries. It marked the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and was characterized by an effort to revive and sur ...

period. He was born in

Cremona Cremona ( , , ; ; ) is a city and (municipality) in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po (river), Po river in the middle of the Po Valley. It is the capital of the province of Cremona and the seat of the local city a ...

and was a pupil of Campi, as well as a

court painter A court painter was an artist who painted for the members of a royal or princely family, sometimes on a fixed salary and on an exclusive basis where the artist was not supposed to undertake other work. Painters were the most common, but the cour ...

to Duke

Vincenzo I Gonzaga Vincenzo Ι Gonzaga (21 September 1562 – 9 February 1612) was the ruler of the Duchy of Mantua and the Duchy of Montferrat from 1587 to 1612. Biography Born 21 September 1562, Vincenzo was the only son of Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, a ...

, and adorned the large gallery of the

Ducal Palace Several palaces are named Ducal Palace (Italian: ''Palazzo Ducale'' ) because it was the seat or residence of a duke. Notable palaces with the name include: France *Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy, Dijon *Palace of the Dukes of Lorraine, Nancy *Pa ...

Mantua Mantua ( ; ; Lombard language, Lombard and ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Italian region of Lombardy, and capital of the Province of Mantua, eponymous province. In 2016, Mantua was designated as the "Italian Capital of Culture". In 2 ...

with groups of children. One of his most important works is the impressive Villa Arrigona He worked also at

Capua Capua ( ; ) is a city and ''comune'' in the province of Caserta, in the region of Campania, southern Italy, located on the northeastern edge of the Campanian plain. History Ancient era The name of Capua comes from the Etruscan ''Capeva''. The ...

and later died in Mantua at a very advanced age.

Gallery

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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 ...

Defeats Lucifer'', 1594 File:Antonio maria viani, madonna col bambino e santi, 1620-25 ca.jpg, ''Madonna and Child with Saints'', circa 1620-25 File:Viani - Offering of the Old Testament - Monaco.jpg, ''Offering of the Old Testament'' File:San Michele Arcangelo sconfigge il diavolo, Sacra di San Michele.jpg, ''Archangel Michael Defeats the Devil'',

Sacra di San Michele The Sacra di San Michele, sometimes known as Saint Michael's Abbey, is a religious complex on Mount Pirchiriano, situated on the south side of the Val di Susa in the territory of the municipality of Sant'Ambrogio di Torino, in the Metropolitan C ...

References

External links

Villa Arrigona sito ufficiale
1540s births 17th-century deaths Artists from Cremona 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 17th-century Italian painters Painters from Mantua Renaissance painters Italian court painters {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub