Bartolomeo Carducci (156014 November 1608) was an
Italian painter, better known as Carducho, the Spanish corruption of his Italian patronymic.
Biography
He was born in
Florence
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, where he studied
architecture
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and
sculpture under
Bartolomeo Ammanati, and painting under
Federico Zuccari.
He assisted Zuccari with the completion of ''
The Last Judgment
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'' on the ceiling of the dome of
Florence Cathedral.
The latter master he accompanied to
Madrid
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, where he painted the ceiling of the
Escorial library, assisting also in the production of the
frescos that adorn the cloisters of that noted palace.
His brother,
Vincenzo Carducci also aided in the work, and succeeded him as chief painter to King
Philip III of Spain.
He died in
Spain
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, where most of his works are to be found. Among the most celebrated of them is a ''Descent from the Cross'', in the church of San Felipe el Real, in Madrid,
now in The Prado, along with a ''Last Supper'.'' The
Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando also owns a ''Penitent St. Jerome'.'' Bartolomeo with his brother Vincenzo painted the notable reliquary altarpieces of San Diego de Valladolid,
1604–1606, which are exhibited in
Museo Nacional de Escultura Colegio de San Gregorio, in that city. Among his pupils was
Francisco López.
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1560 births
1608 deaths
16th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
17th-century Italian painters
Painters from Florence
16th-century Spanish painters
Spanish male painters
17th-century Spanish painters
Fresco painters
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