Tommaso Barnabei (sometimes as Tommaso Bernabei), also known as ''Maso Papacello'' (c. 1500 in Rome or Cortona – 18 May 1559 in Cortona), was an Italian painter of the

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. He was a pupil of

Luca Signorelli Luca Signorelli ( – 16 October 1523) was an Italian Renaissance painter from Cortona in Tuscany, who was noted in particular for his ability as a draftsman and his use of foreshortening. His massive frescos of the ''Last Judgment'' (1499–15 ...

, and aided

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. At about 1523-4 he assisted Giambattista Caporali at the villa of

Cardinal Passerini Silvio Passerini (1469 – 20 April 1529) was an Italian cardinal. Biography Born in Cortona, Passerini was taken under the wing of the powerful Florentine Medici family, after his father, Rosado, was imprisoned for too openly supporting the Medic ...

, near Cortona. He painted three pictures, representing an ''Annunciation'', ''Conception'', and ''Adoration of Magi'' for the church of Santa Maria del Calcinaio, near Cortona, and finally settled at

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, where he died in 1559.

Other works

* ''History of Rome'' (''Storie di Roma''), 1524–1525, fresco, Cortona, Palazzone Passerini. * ''Assumption of the Virgin'', 1525–1528, oil on wood, Chiesa del Calcinaio, Cortona * ''Madonna with Child and Saints'', ca. 1527, fresco, Farneta Abbey, Cortona * ''Pentecost'', ca. 1529, oil on wood,

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* ''Annunciation'', 1532, oil on wood, Museo Civico,

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* Ceiling Decorations, ca. 1528–1530, fresco, Eroli Chapel,

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* Facade Decorations, ca. 1528–1530, fresco, Palazzo Racani

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. * ''Madonna col Bambino Benedicente'', 1540 ca., fresco, Church of Santa Maria,

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. * ''Madonna with Child and Saints'', 1543, fresco, Cortona, Chiesa del Calcinaio. * ''History of Braccio Fortebracci'' (''Storie di Braccio''), 1547–1548, fresco, Sala della Congregazione (Congregational Hall), Palazzo dei Priori in

, now

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The frescoes have been alternatively attributed to

Lattanzio Pagani Lattanzio Pagani (active after 1543, died circa 1582) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance or Mannerist period, active mainly in Umbria. Biography He was born in Monterubbiano in the province of Fermo, in the region of Marche. He was ...

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biography.

References

*Vasari, Giorgio, ''Le Vite delle più eccellenti pittori, scultori, ed architettori'', Part 4, p. 694, many editions and translations. * *Mario Salmi, ''Tommaso Barnabei detto il Papacello'', in ''Bollettino d'Arte'', 1923, p. 167-182 1559 deaths People from Cortona 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian Renaissance painters Umbrian painters Year of birth unknown {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub