Luzio Dolci or Lucio Dolce was a late 16th-century

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painter active in

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in the

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in the Region of the

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History

Luzio was born to a family of artists: his grandfather Bernardino and father Ottaviano were stucco artists. Luzio flourished in 1589, is commended for his altar-pieces and other pictures in the churches there. He collaborated with

Giustino Episcopio Giusto or Giustino Episcopio known as ''il Salvolini'', (active 1594) was an Italian painter of history and sacred subjects, active in Rome and Urbania. He was born in Castel Durante, now called Urbania in the region of the Marche Marche ( , ...

in painting for the church of Santo Spirito in

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. It is said that he was employed by the

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to paint at the

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. He executed many works at Rome, as well as at Castel Durante, and resided in the former city for some time. There are few particulars recorded of him, though he is often mentioned with high commendation. His son and grandson were Ottavio (painter and stucco artist) and Bernardo Dolce (painter).Dizionario biografico universal
By Gottardo Garollo, 1907, page 691. His nephew through his sister, Agostino Apolonio, from Sant' Angelo in Vado, was a prominent local painter.

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Attribution: * 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown People from Urbino Umbrian painters Italian Mannerist painters {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub