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Pietro Alemanno ( 1430 – 1497 or 1498) was an

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-Austrian painter of the

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period. He was born in Göttweig (Austria) and died in Ascoli Piceno. He trained with

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. In 1484, Alemanno painted a fresco of the ''Annunciation'' for the Palazzo Communale in Ascoli, in which he shows the figures in front of an elaborate architectural setting. In 1489 he painted an altarpiece of ''Virgin and Child between SS. Michael, Biaise, Jerome, and Nicholas'' for the church of Santa Maria della Carita. There are a number of his works in the

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Gallery

File:Pietro Alemanno, Madonna col Bambino e angeli.jpg, ''Madonna with Child and Angels'' File:PIETRO ALAMANNO GÖTTWEICH CIRCA 1430 - 1498 ASCOLI PICENO MADONNA AND CHILD ENTHRONED.jpg, ''Madonna and Child Enthroned'' File:Pietro alamanno, ss. rufina e antonio abate, post 1497, da s. rufina in cesano (valle castellana - TE) 02.jpg, Anthony the Abbot File:Pietro alamanno, ss. rufina e antonio abate, post 1497, da s. rufina in cesano (valle castellana - TE) 01.jpg, Saint Rufina File:Museo di Arte Sacra 6.jpg, Saint Lucia File:Marche - 369.jpg,

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in the Church of Santa Maria della Carità, 1489

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* 1430s births 1490s deaths 15th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Renaissance painters {{Italy-painter-15thC-stub