Sante Cattaneo or Santo Cattaneo (8 August 1739 – 1819) was an Italian painter of the Neoclassic period, mainly active in

Brescia Brescia (, locally ; lmo, link=no, label= Lombard, Brèsa ; lat, Brixia; vec, Bressa) is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo. ...

. He was also called ''Santino''. He was born at

Salò Salò (; la, Salodium) is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Brescia in the region of Lombardy (northern Italy) on the banks of Lake Garda, on which it has the longest promenade. The city was the seat of government of the Italian Social R ...

, Italy. His parents traveled away and consigned him at age three to thirteen to his aunt. He then moved to Brescia to live with his mother, who worked in wool looms. He at first practised wood-engraving, but afterwards studied painting under

Antonio Dusi Antonio Dusi was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, mainly active in Brescia Brescia (, locally ; lmo, link=no, label= Lombard, Brèsa ; lat, Brixia; vec, Bressa) is a city and '' comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. I ...

and then, with

Francesco Monti (Bologna) Francesco Monti (1685 – 14 April 1768) was an Italian painter of the late Baroque. ''Death of St Anne'', originally in church of San Zeno al Foro, Brescia. Biography Born in Bologna, he studied art for three years with Sigismondo Caula i ...

. He studied in 1776 at the

Accademia Clementina The Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna ("academy of fine arts of Bologna") is a public tertiary academy of fine art in Bologna, in Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy. It has a campus in Cesena. Giorgio Morandi taught engraving at the Accademia f ...

of Bologna. He settled at Brescia in 1773, and in 1810 became professor of drawing in the Art academy of that city. He died in Brescia. Among Cattaneo's pupils are Domenico Vantini,

Luigi Basiletti Luigi Basiletti (18 April 1780 – 25 January 1859) was an Italian painter, engraver, architect, and archeologist. Biography He was born in Brescia. He was a pupil of Sante Cattaneo, then moved to Bologna, and in 1806 to Rome. He painted sacred s ...

Antonio Manenti Antonio is a masculine given name of Etruscan language, Etruscan origin deriving from the root name Antonius. It is a common name among Romance language-speaking populations as well as the Balkans and Lusophone Africa. It has been among the top 40 ...

, and Carlo Frigerio. Professor Romualdo Turini of Salò was a pupil and his biographer.G. Brunati, page 56.

Works

* Altarpiece for parish church of San Vincenzo Diacono in

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. * ''Crucifixion of Apostole Peter'' (1783) altarpiece in presbytery of church of Santi Pietro e Paolo in

Verolavecchia Verolavecchia (Brescian: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy. Bordering communes are Borgo San Giacomo, Corte de' Cortesi con Cignone (CR), Pontevico, Quinzano d'Oglio, Robecco d'Oglio (CR) and Verolanuova Verolanuova ( ...

. * ''Last Supper'', canvas in church of San Sebastiano in Pavone. * ''Martyrdoms of Saints Andrew and Flavianus'' for parish church of Sant'Andrea in

Pralboino Pralboino (Brescian: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Brescia The Province of Brescia ( it, provincia di Brescia; Brescian: ) is a Province in the Lombardy administrative region of northern Italy. It has a population of some 1,265,964 (as ...

. * ''Assumption of the Virgin with Saints Peter and Imerius'', altarpiece for parish church of Santi Pietro e Paolo in

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. * ''La Riviera thanks the provveditore Marco Soranzo'', (1786) for palazzo comunale di Salò * ''Deposition'' (1808), church of Santi Faustino e Giovita, Brescia. * ''Madonna and child with Saints Catherine and

Angela Merici Angela Merici or Angela de Merici ( , ; 21 March 1474 – 27 January 1540) was an Italian religious educator, who is honored as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. She founded the Company of St. Ursula in 1535 in Brescia, in which women dedica ...

'', (after 1815) for church of Santa Maria degli Angeli, Brescia. * ''Saints Benedict and Scolastica'', ''Jesus distributes Eucharist'' and other frescos for Sant'Afra, Brescia. * ''Visitation of Mary to St Elisabeth'', church of Santa Maria ad Elisabetta, Brescia.

References

* * 1739 births 1819 deaths 18th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 19th-century Italian painters Painters from Brescia People from Salò Italian neoclassical painters 19th-century Italian male artists 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-18thC-stub