Girolamo Mattioli Explained

Girolamo Mattioli (lived 1577) was an Italian painter and engraver of the late-Baroque period, active in Bologna.

He was a pupil of Lorenzo Sabbatini, who also became a follower of the Carracci. His works were distributed among different patrons, particularly in that of the noble family of Zani.

References

. 1847. History of Painting in Italy; From the Period of the Revival of the Fine Arts to the End of the Eighteenth Century. III. . 152–3. Henry G. Bohn. London . Luigi Lanzi.