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Niccolo del' Abbate was an Italian mannerist painter of the Bolognese school who, along with several of his peers, introduced the post-Renaissance Italian style of painting known as Mannerism to France. He was one of the first in France to paint landscapes. He began his career in Modena as a student of a sculptor. His "Martyrdom of St. Peter and St. Paul" in the church of S. Pietro, Modena, probably established his reputation. During his stay in Bologna, as his style matured, he was influenced by his contemporaries, Correggio and Parmigianino. His stucco-surface landscapes in the Poggi still survive, allowing the viewer his understanding of nature. In 1552 Abbate was called to the court of the king of France, Henry II, where he assisted Francesco Primaticcio in the decorations at Foutainbleu and remained in France for the rest of his life. With Francesco Primaticcio, he composed immense murals, most of them were later lost. His easel works, which included an enormous number of lyrical landscapes based upon pagan themes, which were burned in 1643 by the Austrian regent, Anna. Among his later paintings executed for Charles IX were a series of landscapes with mythologies that influenced the 17th-century French painters Claude Lorrain and Nicolas Poussin. He also designed a series of tapestries, "Les Mois Arabesques," and some of those designs were adopted by the painted enamel industry of Limoges. His last works are believed to be 16 murals in which he was assisted by his son. Abbate's work in France is recognized as a principal contribution to the first significant, wholly secular movement in French painting, the Fontainebleau style. We invite you to read and save any images on our site. When you have time, please visit our Vintage Shop Bibliography: Nicolo Dell'Abate: Fontainebleau, Sylvie Beguin, 2005, Italian text External Links of Interest: History of Florence Rome Reborn: The Vatican Library & Renaissance Culture |
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