Marcello Provenzale (1575–1639) was an Italian painter. He was born at Cento. He was a pupil of the fellow painter from Cento,

Paolo Rossetti Paolo is both a given name and a surname, the Italian form of the name Paul. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name Paolo Art * Paolo Alboni (1671–1734), Italian painter *Paolo Abbate (1884–1973), Italian-American ...

, but is chiefly distinguished for his talents as a mosaicist. Giovanni Baglione describes several of his works at Rome, executed under the direction of

Paul V Pope Paul V ( la, Paulus V; it, Paolo V) (17 September 1550 – 28 January 1621), born Camillo Borghese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 16 May 1605 to his death in January 1621. In 1611, he honored ...

, among which is the portrait of that pontiff. In conjunction with Rossetti, he executed several

mosaics A mosaic is a pattern or image made of small regular or irregular pieces of colored stone, glass or ceramic, held in place by plaster/mortar, and covering a surface. Mosaics are often used as floor and wall decoration, and were particularly pop ...

in the ''Capella Clementina'', in St. Peter's Basilica, from the cartoons of

Cristofano Roncalli Cristoforo Roncalli (c. 1552–1626) was an Italian mannerist painter. He was one of the three painters known as ''Pomarancio'' or ''Il Pomarancio''. Life Roncalli was born in Pomarance, a town near Volterra. His training occurred in ...

and for the Cardinal Scipione Borghese. He died in Rome.

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* 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 17th-century Italian painters Italian Baroque painters 1575 births 1639 deaths {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub