Mauro Oddi (1639–c. 1702) was an Italian painter and architect of the
Baroque
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period, active in the Duchy of
Parma
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Biography
He was born in 1639 at Parma, where he first trained. He went afterwards to Rome, where he studied six years, under
Pietro da Cortona
Pietro da Cortona (; 1 November 1596 or 159716 May 1669) was an Italian Baroque painter and architect. Along with his contemporaries and rivals Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Francesco Borromini, he was one of the key figures in the emergence of Roman ...
. On his return to his native city his talents recommended him to the patronage of the Duke of Parma, who employed him in ornamenting the ducal palace in Parma and the Palace of Colorno; giving him also the appointments of court painter and builder. He drew two thousand medals in the ducal cabinet of coins, and painted some altar-pieces for the churches of Parma,
Piacenza
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, and
Modena
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A town, and seat of an archbis ...
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Melchior Küsel
Melchior Küsel (1626, Augsburg – 1684, Augsburg) was a German engraver.
Life
According to Houbraken he made 24 engravings after Johann Wilhelm Baur of the Passion of Christ but also a series after Ovid.Nicolas Dorigny, and others have engraved after his works. Two etchings by him are also known, ''The Adoration of the Shepherds'' after
Parmigiano
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The term ''Parmesan'' may refer to either Parmigiano Re ...
and
Jacopo Caraglio
Jacopo Caraglio, Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio or Gian Giacomo Caraglio ( – 26 August 1565) known also as ''Jacobus Parmensis'' and ''Jacobus Veronensis'' was an Italian Engraving, engraver, goldsmith and Medalist, medallist, born at Verona ...
, and ''The Rape of Europa'', after
Agostino Carracci
Agostino Carracci ( , , ; also Caracci; 16 August 1557 – 22 March 1602) was an Italian painter, printmaker, tapestry designer, and art teacher. He was, together with his brother, Annibale Carracci, and cousin, Ludovico Carracci, one of the fo ...