McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Boselli, Antonio

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Boselli, Antonio


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a reputable Italian sculptor and painter, flourished at Bergamo about 1500. As a sculptor he attained some distinction, anid there are a number of his works in the Bergamese churches. As a painter he executed a number of works for the churches of his native city, among which is a picture in San Cristoforo, representing St. Peter, St. Paul, and St. Luke. In the Church of the Augustines there is one of his works, representing the Virgin and Infant in the Clouds, with Saints below. It is believed he assisted Pomponeo Amalteo, in the Friuli, from 1534 to 1536. See Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, s.v.; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.