Pompeo Cesura
Illustration — The Holy Family (c.1560–1573) Pompeo Cesura (born c.1500–1571), also known as Pompeo Dall'Aquila or Pompeo Aquilano, was an Italian painter and engraver. It is stated in the 'Abecedario Pittorico' by Orlandi to have been a painter of history, specializing both in oil and fresco. He flourished in the latter part of the 16th century.
Also recorded as Pompeo dell'Aquila · Aquilano · Pompeo dall' Aquila Cesura · Pompeo Dell'Aquila Cesura
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Illustration — The Holy Family (c.1560–1573) Pompeo Cesura (born c.1500–1571), also known as Pompeo Dall'Aquila or Pompeo Aquilano, was an Italian painter and engraver. It is stated in the 'Abecedario Pittorico' by Orlandi to have been a painter of history, specializing both in oil and fresco. He flourished in the latter part of the 16th century.
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There is a painting by him in the church of Santo Spirito in Sassia in Rome, representing the Deposition, which was engraved by Orazio de Santis in 1572. Several frescoes by him can be viewed in his birthplace of L'Aquila, Abruzzo. He is also said to have painted the portrait of Raphael Sanzio used at the latter's funeral.
Pompeo Cesura is recorded as painter, printmaker and sculptor.
Pen, ink, wash on paper, cm. 18.5 x 26.5
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1500
Pompeo Cesura born at L'Aquila.
1571
Pompeo Cesura died at Rome.
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L'Aquila.
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q259067: Pompeo Cesura
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- “Pompeo Cesura”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Those registers additionally record the forms Pompeo Cesura,?-1571, Pompeo Cesura, detto l'Aquilano, m. 1571, Pompeo Cesura, d.
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