Giovanni Antonio Amato or Amati (c. 1475–1555) was an Italian painter of the

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period. Born in

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, he copied the style of

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. He was also called ''il Vecchio''. He followed the style of

, and among his pupils were Giovanni Vincenzo Corso, Giovanni Bernardo Lama, Battista Loca,

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, Simone il Giovane Papa, and Cesare Turco. His nephew,

Giovanni Antonio di Amato the younger Giovanni Antonio d'Amato the younger (''il giovane'') (c. 1535–1598) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active mainly in his natal city of Naples. Born to the brother of painter Giovanni Antonio d'Amato ''il vecchio''; he marri ...

married the painter

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. Another painter named Giovanni Antonio D’Amato was active in

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Naples. He painted a ''Vergine Lauretana'' for the church of Santa Maria del Popolo agli Incurabili and the ''Vision of San Romualdo'' for the ceiling of the choir of the Eremo dei Camaldoli. He painted a ''Santi Nicola, Domenico e Gennaro'', now in the museo civico. He also painted a Deposition and Holy family in the church of the Gerolamini. The relationship of these two painters is unclear.

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* * 1475 births 1555 deaths 15th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 16th-century Italian painters Painters from Naples Renaissance painters {{Italy-painter-15thC-stub