Romulo Cincinato
Romulo Cincinato or Cincinnato (1502 – c. 1593) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active in Spain after 1567. His two sons, Diego and Francisco Romulo were painters in Spain.[1]
Romulo Cincinato, The Martyrdom of St Maurice, 1583, Oil on canvas, 540 x 288 cm, Monasterio de San Lorenzo, El Escorial, Spain
Biography
Born in Florence, he was recruited by the Spanish Ambassador to the Holy See in Rome, and commended to Philip II, king of Spain. An altar-piece representing the Circumcision in the Jesuits' Church at Cuenca was his master-piece. He was accompanied by Patricio Caxes of Arezzo, who painted much in the Pardo. Cincinato also painted for the Escorial.[2]
References
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- Garollo, Gottardo (1907). Ulrico Hoepli (ed.). Dizionario biografico universale. Editore Libraio della Real Casa, Milan. p. 534.
- Painting, Spanish and French, By Gerard William Smith, page 20
San Jerónimo by Romulo Cincinato (Museum of Guadalajara)
External links
- Scholarly articles in English about Romulo Cincinato both in web and PDF @ the Spanish Old Masters Gallery
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