Orazio Sammachini
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Italy
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painter of the late-Renaissance
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
and Mannerist style, active in Rome, Parma, and his native city.
He was born and died in Bologna. A close friend of Lorenzo Sabatini
Lorenzo Sabatini
Lorenzo Sabatini was an Italian painter of the Mannerist period from Bologna.A friend of Orazio Sammachini, he traveled to Florence to work with the studio of Giorgio Vasari by the early 1560-65. He was elected member of the Florentine Academy...
, Samacchini traveled to Rome where he participated in 1563 in the decoration of the Vatican
Apostolic Palace
The Apostolic Palace is the official residence of the Pope, which is located in Vatican City. It is also known as the Sacred Palace, the Papal Palace and the Palace of the Vatican...
Belvedere
Belvedere (structure)
Belvedere is an architectural term adopted from Italian , which refers to any architectural structure sited to take advantage of such a view. A belvedere may be built in the upper part of a building so as to command a fine view...
and of the Sala Regia
Sala Regia
Sala Regia is the Italian translation of Regal Room or Hall.There are a number of such rooms in Italy. Among the best known are:*Sala Regia *Sala Regia of Palazzo del Quirinale...
of Pius IV, along with Taddeo Zuccari
Taddeo Zuccari
Taddeo Zuccari was an Italian painter, one of the most popular members of the Roman mannerist school.-Biography:...
and his brother. He returned to Bologna, where he was influenced by Pellegrino Tibaldi
Pellegrino Tibaldi
Pellegrino Tibaldi , also known as Pellegrino di Tibaldo de Pellegrini, was an Italian mannerist architect, sculptor, and mural painter.-Biography:...
. Sammacchini painted for the Palazzo Vitelli a Sant'Egidio, Città di Castello, San Giacomo Maggiore
San Giacomo Maggiore
San Giacomo Maggiore is a church in Bologna, central Italy. It was founded by the Augustinian Order in 1267 and houses, among the rest, the Bentivoglio Chapel, featuring numerous Renaissance artworks.-History:...
, Corpus Domini, and Santa Maria Maggiore. He painted frescoes of Virtues, Prophets and Angels in Sant'Abbondio, Cremona
Cremona
Cremona is a city and comune in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po River in the middle of the Pianura Padana . It is the capital of the province of Cremona and the seat of the local City and Province governments...
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