Antonio Scalvati (1559–1619)Other sources cite 1557-1622. was an

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painter, mainly active in Rome. He was known for his portraits.

Biography

Born in

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, Scalvati began as assistant for

Tomasso Laureti Tommaso Laureti, often called Tommaso Laureti Siciliano ( 1530 – 22 September 1602), was an Italian painter from Sicily who trained in the atelier of the aged Sebastiano del Piombo and worked in Bologna. From 1582, he worked for papal patrons in ...

, and then moved to

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under Pope Gregory XIII. He was employed in various projects in Rome including the Hall of Constantine in the Vatican Palace and the Vatican Library under Sixtus V. He painted portraits including of Pope Clement VIII, Leo XI, and Paul V. The portrait of Leo XI is now in the church of Sant'Agnese in Piazza Navona. He appears to have been ill and bedridden much of his life. He died in Rome.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Scalvati Antonio 1559 births 1619 deaths 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 17th-century Italian painters Italian Baroque architects Painters from Bologna