Marco Meloni (Active 15th-16th centuries) was an Italian painter during the

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period. He was born in

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, but was mainly active in and around Modena. He was a follower of Bianchi Ferrari and

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. Tiraboschi mentions that he is also called ''il Meloncino'' or ''il Carpigianino''. He painted a number of canvases for the church of San Bernardino da Siena, Carpi, including an ''Enthroned Madonna and Child with John the Baptist, and Saints Bernardino of Siena, Jerome, Francis, and Angels'' (1505). otizie de' pittori, scultori, incisori, e architetti: natii degli stati del Duca di ModenaBy Girolamo Tiraboschi, (1786) page 262.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Meloni Marco Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Italian Renaissance painters 15th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 16th-century Italian painters Painters from Modena