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| Orazio Samacchini Allegory of Wisdom before 1577 oil on canvas private collection |
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| Orazio Samacchini Allegorical Composition before 1577 drawing Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York |
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| Orazio Samacchini Angels and Putti in Clouds ca. 1575 drawing Museo del Prado, Madrid |
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| Orazio Samacchini Angel in Flight before 1577 drawing British Museum |
"Born in Bologna in 1532, Orazio Samacchini's first recorded independent work was a Last Supper painted in 1560 for the church of San Francesco in his native city. He went on to become, along with Prospero Fontana and Lorenzo Sabatini, one of the leading exponents of Bolognese Mannerism. Having completed his training, most probably under Pellegrino Tibaldi, Samacchini made a trip early in his career to Rome. Payments to the artist there are recorded in 1563 and 1564 for his work, together with Taddeo Zuccaro, on the Sala Regia in the Apostolic Palace and the Vatican Belvedere, both for Pope Pius IV. This formative experience in the papal city stayed with the artist on his return to Bologna, with his works retaining a sense of Roman Mannerism. He went on to carry out commissions not only in his native city but also for the Duomo in Parma and Sant'Abbondio in Cremona."
– from biographical notes published by Bonham's, London
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| Orazio Samacchini Risen Christ before 1577 oil on panel National Trust, Hatchlands Park, Surrey |
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| Orazio Samacchini Madonna and Child in a Glory of Music-making Angels, with the Magdalen and St Petronius before 1577 oil on panel National Trust, Saltram House, Devon |
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| Orazio Samacchini Annunciation 1572 oil on panel Chiesa di San Giacomo Apostolo dei Domenicani, Forlì |
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| Orazio Samacchini Holy Family with St Catherine of Alexandria, St Margaret of Antioch and St Francis of Assisi ca. 1570-75 oil on panel Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide |
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| Orazio Samacchini St James the Greater and St Catherine of Alexandria ca. 1565 oil on metal Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow |
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| Orazio Samacchini St John the Baptist before 1577 oil on panel private collection |
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| Orazio Samacchini Virgin and Child with infant St John the Baptist before 1577 oil on canvas Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna |
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| Orazio Samacchini Sibyl with Putto before 1577 drawing Royal Collection, Great Britain |
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| Orazio Samacchini Prophet with Putto before 1577 drawing Royal Collection, Great Britain |
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| Orazio Samacchini Seated Prophet with Angel and Two Putti 1575-76 drawing Morgan Library, New York |
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| Orazio Samacchini Cupid overcoming Pan before 1577 drawing Art Institute of Chicago |