Cristoforo Casolani Explained

Cristoforo Casolani (c. 1552 – after 1606)[1] was an Italian painter, active in Rome in a late-Renaissance or Mannerist styles.

Biography

Born in Rome, he contributed along with Giacinto Gimignani and Orazio Gentileschi to the apse ceiling frescoes of the church of Santa Maria ai Monti in Rome.

Notes and References

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