Tommaso Amantini Explained

Tommaso Amantini
Birth Date:9 March 1625
Death Date:1675 (aged 49–50)
Style:Sculpture
Movement:Baroque
Birth Place:Urbania, Italy
Death Place:Rome, Italy

Tommaso Amantini (9 March 1625 – 1675) was an Italian sculptor and painter of the Baroque period. He was born in Urbania in the Marche region of Italy, and died in Rome.[1] He studied with Bartoccini in Urbania, where he worked on maiolica. He then went to Borgo San Sepolcro to work with Federico Gioia. In Rome he was a part of the circle working for Bernini. He created some of the sculptures for the oratory of Saint Catherine in Urbania.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Disegni della Biblioteca Comunale di Urbania, by Marina Cellini (1999), page 619.
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=TipFAQAAMAAJ Memorie istoriche delle maioliche lavorate in Castel Durante o sia Urbania