Cristofano Roncalli (il Pomarancio)

Variant namesauktoriserad namnform: Cristofano Roncalli (il Pomarancio) alternativt namn: Cristoforo Roncalli

DatesDead: dead before 1626-05-14 Born: född 1552 eller 1553 Born: född 1552 eller 1553 Born: född 1552 eller 1553

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BiographyBiography: Roncalli hailed from Pomarance, near Volterra, in Tuscany. His earliest schooling took place in Volterra, although it is not known to which master he was apprenticed. In mid 1576 he moved to Siena, where he painted an altarpiece for the cathedral. Staying in Siena gave him ample opportunity to study the local art produced since the early trecento. In early 1578 Roncalli moved on to Rome, where his father had arranged for him to be apprenticed to Niccolò Circignani (c. 1517/24–96), who was also a native of Pomarance. While in Rome he befriended the artists Cesare Nebbia (c. 1536–1614) and Giuseppe Cesari, later known as Cavaliere d’Arpino (c. 1568–1640). In 1588 Roncalli became a member of the Accademia di San Luca. Important to the artist’s career during these years was his involvement in the recently formed Oratory of Filippo Neri in Santa Maria in Valicella, whose establishment was of pivotal significance for the Counter-Reformation. Through his involvement in the Oratory, Roncalli received commissions from several of Rome’s leading families, including the Crescenzi, the Mattei and the Giustiniani. From 1599 to 1604 he was superintendent of the decoration of Pope Clement VIII’s chapel in St Peter’s.

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