Altobello Melone

Place: Cremona

Born: 1491

Death: 1543

Biography:

Altobello Melone (c. 1490-1491 – before 3 May 1543) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance. Melone was born in Cremona. His 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 till 1518. His contract require...