Antonio Maria Viani (born c. 1540) (also called ''Vianino'') was an Italian painter and carver of the Renaissance period. He was born in

Cremona Cremona (, also ; ; lmo, label= Cremunés, Cremùna; egl, Carmona) is a city and ''comune'' in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po river in the middle of the ''Pianura Padana'' ( Po Valley). It is the capital of th ...

. He was a pupil of the Campi. He was court painter to Duke Vincenzo I Gonzaga, and adorned the large gallery of the

Ducal Palace Several palaces are named Ducal Palace (Italian: ''Palazzo Ducale'' ) because it was the seat or residence of a duke. Notable palaces with the name include: France *Palace of the Dukes of Burgundy, Dijon *Palace of the Dukes of Lorraine, Nancy *Pa ...

at Mantua with groups of children. He worked also at Capua. He died at Mantua at a very advanced age.

Gallery

File:Antonio maria viani, san michele arcangelo sconfigge lucifero, 1594.jpg, '' Archangel Michael Defeats Lucifer'', 1594 File:Antonio maria viani, madonna col bambino e santi, 1620-25 ca.jpg, ''Madonna and Child with Saints'', circa 1620-25 File:Viani - Offering of the Old Testament - Monaco.jpg, ''Offering of the Old Testament'' File:San Michele Arcangelo sconfigge il diavolo, Sacra di San Michele.jpg, ''Archangel Michael Defeats the Devil'',

Sacra di San Michele The Sacra di San Michele, sometimes known as Saint Michael's Abbey, is a religious complex on Mount Pirchiriano, situated on the south side of the Val di Susa in the territory of the municipality of Sant'Ambrogio di Torino, in the Metropolitan Cit ...

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1540s births 17th-century deaths Artists from Cremona 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 17th-century Italian painters Painters from Mantua Renaissance painters Court painters {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub