Niccolò Paganelli (7 December 1538 – 1620) was an Italian painter of the late

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period. Born in Faenza to an aristocratic family, he initially trained locally, then moved to Rome for a number of years. He returned to

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, where he painted both sacred subjects and portraits. Few paintings of his are known; one altarpiece in the Pinacoteca of Faenza, depicting the ''Presentation of Jesus at the Temple'' (circa 1585), portrays a crowded, mannerist scene, recalling works of

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.Pinacoteca di Faenza
''Presentation at the Temple''.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Paganelli Niccolo 1538 births 1620 deaths People from Faenza 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian Renaissance painters Italian Mannerist painters