Ercole Ramazzani (1530-1598) was an Italian painter of the late-

Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (800 BC to AD ...

period. He was born at Rocca Contrada (modern

Arcevia Arcevia is a '' comune'' in the province of Ancona of the region of Marche, central-eastern Italy. History According to tradition, Arcevia originates from a Gallic settlement anterior to the Roman conquest of Italy; following that, it became ...

, then part of the

Papal States The Papal States ( ; it, Stato Pontificio, ), officially the State of the Church ( it, Stato della Chiesa, ; la, Status Ecclesiasticus;), were a series of territories in the Italian Peninsula under the direct sovereign rule of the pope fro ...

), and was a follower of the styles of

Pietro Perugino Pietro Perugino (, ; – 1523), born Pietro Vannucci, was an Italian Renaissance painter of the Umbrian school, who developed some of the qualities that found classic expression in the High Renaissance. Raphael was his most famous pupil. Ea ...

and

Raphael Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as Raphael (; or ; March 28 or April 6, 1483April 6, 1520), was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual a ...

. He is asserted to have been still alive in 1588. Ercole was a pupil of

Lorenzo Lotto Lorenzo Lotto (c. 1480 – 1556/57) was an Italian painter, draughtsman, and illustrator, traditionally placed in the Venetian school, though much of his career was spent in other north Italian cities. He painted mainly altarpieces, religiou ...

for some years. At the Museo Diocesano of

Jesi Jesi, also spelled Iesi (), is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Ancona in Marche, Italy. It is an important industrial and artistic center in the floodplain on the left (north) bank of the Esino river before its mouth on the Adriatic ...

, he is represented by paintings depicting ''San Cristoforo che traghetta Gesù Bambino'' from the parish church of Rosora, an ''Ascension of Christ'' (1582) from the Sanctuary of Poggio San Marcello, a ''Madonna, Child, and Saints'' (1593) from the parish church of Rosora, ''Glory of the Virgin and Saints'' (1586) from Poggio San Marcello, and a ''Circumcision of Christ'' (1588) from Badia di

Castelplanio Castelplanio is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona. Castelplanio borders the following municipalities: Belvedere Ostrense, Maiolati Spontini Maiolati Spontini ...

.Museo Diocesano of Jesi
website.

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* People from Arcevia 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian Renaissance painters 1598 deaths 1530 births {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub