Michele Mastellari was an

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

painter of

quadratura Illusionistic ceiling painting, which includes the techniques of perspective di sotto in sù and quadratura, is the tradition in Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo art in which ''trompe-l'œil'', perspective tools such as foreshortening, and other ...

, active during the mid-19th century in

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. He often worked with his brother, Francesco (born 1830). He painted in tempera, for the Teatro Contavalli and the

Teatro Comunale of Bologna The Teatro Comunale di Bologna is an opera house in Bologna, Italy. Typically, it presents eight operas with six performances during its November to April season. While there had been various theatres presenting opera in Bologna since the early ...

. He painted the ceiling of the church of San Benedetto, the Chiesa degli Angeli, San Sigismondo, the presbytery of the church of Santa Maria del Soccorso; the main chapel of

Santa Maria Maggiore Santa Maria Maggiore (), also known as the Basilica of Saint Mary Major or the Basilica of Saint Mary the Great, is one of the four Basilicas in the Catholic Church#Major and papal basilicas, major papal basilicas and one of the Seven Pilgrim C ...

, and the cupola and transept of San Procolo. Francesco is known for painting the 2nd and 3rd chapels of the Church of the Misericordia fuori porta Castiglione.La storia delle arti del disegno, studiata nei monumenti che si conservano in Bologna e nei suburbi
by A.C. Romagnoli, D. Giannitrapani, published by Tipografia Gamberini e Parmeggiani, 1888, page 127-128.

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19th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Bologna Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown People from the Metropolitan City of Bologna 19th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-19thC-stub