Jacopino del Conte (1510–1598; also spelled ''Iacopino'') was an Italian

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painter, active in both

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and

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. A native of Florence, Jacopino del Conte was born the same year as another Florentine master

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(whom Conte outlived by 35 years) and, like Salviati and a number of other painters, he initially apprenticed with the influential painter and draftsman Andrea del Sarto. Conte's first frescoes, including ''Annunciation to Zachariah'' (1536), ''Preaching of Saint John the Baptist'' (1538), and ''Baptism of Christ'' (1541) were in the Florentine-supported Oratory of San Giovanni Decollato, in Rome. The ''Preaching'' fresco was based on a drawing by

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. In 1547–48, in collaboration with Siciolante da Sermoneta, Conte completed the fresco decoration of the chapel of San Remigio in

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. In 1552, he painted another work for the San Giovanni Decollato Oratory, the altarpiece ''Deposition'', whose designs are sometimes attributed to

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. Although the specific dates of his birth and death were not documented, in his final year Jacopino del Conte would have been 89 years old.

References

External links

''Italian Paintings: Florentine School''
a collection catalog containing information about the artist and their works (see pages: 203-204)
Image of ''Madonna and Child with Saint Elizabeth and Saint John the Baptist'' (1535), by Conte at National Gallery, Washington D.C.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Conte, Jacopino del 1510 births 1598 deaths 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Florence Italian Renaissance painters