Cristoforo Roncalli (Il Pomarancio) (1552 - 1626)
1552-09-08Pomarance, Italy1626-05-14Rome, ItalyItaly
Cristoforo Roncalli (Il Pomarancio)
Cristoforo Roncalli was an Italian mannerist painter. He was one of the three painters known as Pomarancio or Il Pomarancio. Most of his fresco work was in Rome, though he worked for a decade in Loreto, where he decorated the New Sacristy.
Date and place of birt: | 8 september 1552, Pomarance, Italy |
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Date and place of death: | 14 may 1626, Rome, Italy |
Nationality: | Italy |
Period of activity: | XVI, XVII century |
Specialization: | Artist, Engraver, Painter, Portraitist |
Genre: | Nude art, Portrait, Religious genre, Self-portrait |
Art style: | Baroque, Mannerism |
Technique: | Chalk, Engraving, Fresco, Oil, Oil on canvas, Oil on panel |