Altobello Melone
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Altobello Melone was an Italian painter of the Renaissance.
Portrait of a Gentleman (Cesare Borgia) by Altobello Melone, Accademia Carrara, Bergamo
Narcissus at the Fountain
Cremona Cathedral
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Cremona Cathedral, dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a Catholic cathedral in Cremona, Lombardy, northern Italy. It is the seat of the Bishop of Cremona. Its bell tower is the
Altobello Melone
…work merges Lombard and Mannerist styles. In Cremona, he encountered the elder Girolamo Romanino. He was commissioned in December 1516 to fresco the Cathedral of Cremona, work which continued until 1518. His contract required that his frescoes be more beautiful than those of his predecessor, Boccaccio Boccaccino. He…
External view of the cathedral
Façade
The Crucifixion by Il Pordenone, in the counter-façade