Pier Martire Armani Explained

Pier Martire or Pier Martino Armani^[1] (January 14, 1613 – July 10, 1699) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He was born and worked in Reggio.

He trained as a pupil of Leonello Spada and Sebastiano Vercellesi. He was one of the artists called to decorate the Basilica della Ghiara in Modena.^[2]

References

Sources

• Book: Ticozzi, Stefano. 1830. Dizionario degli architetti, scultori, pittori, intagliatori in rame ed in pietra, coniatori di medaglie, musaicisti, niellatori, intarsiatori d'ogni etá e d'ogni nazione (Volume 1). 79 . Gaetano Schiepatti . Milan .
• Book: Farquhar, Maria. 1855. Biographical catalogue of the principal Italian painters. Ralph Nicholson Wornum . 11. Woodfall & Kinder . London .

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=gF0BAAAAQAAJ A dictionary of painters and handbook for picture amateurs
2. Book: Tiraboschi, Girolamo. 1786. Notizie de' pittori, scultori, incisori, e architetti natii degli stati del Serenissimo Signor Duca di Modena. 96–97 . Presso la Societa' Tipografica . Modena .