Tommaso Malvito
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Tommaso Malvito was an Italian
sculptor.
Little is known about his life. He was born in Como
(Lombardy
) in the late 15th century, and was a pupil of the Milanese Pietro di Martino. From 1476 to 1483 he was in Marseille
, where he worked under Francesco Laurana
.
Malvito is mentioned for the first time as an autonomous artist in 1484, in his Naples
workshop which he held until in 1508, together with his son Giovanni Tommaso Malvito. In the 1490s he worked to the crypt (Succorpo, commissioned by Cardinal Oliviero Carafa
, whose statue there is generally attributed to Giovanni Tommaso) of the city's Cathedral
and the marble portal of the church of Santissima Annunziata
.
Italy
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sculptor.
Little is known about his life. He was born in Como
Como
Como is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy.It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como....
(Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
) in the late 15th century, and was a pupil of the Milanese Pietro di Martino. From 1476 to 1483 he was in Marseille
Marseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
, where he worked under Francesco Laurana
Francesco Laurana
Francesco Laurana, also known as Francesco de la Vrana was a Dalmatian-born sculptor and medallist. He is considered as both Croatian and Italian sculptor.-Life and works:...
.
Malvito is mentioned for the first time as an autonomous artist in 1484, in his Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
workshop which he held until in 1508, together with his son Giovanni Tommaso Malvito. In the 1490s he worked to the crypt (Succorpo, commissioned by Cardinal Oliviero Carafa
Oliviero Carafa
Oliviero Carafa was an Italian cardinal and diplomat of the Renaissance. Like the majority of his era's prelates, he displayed the lavish and conspicuous standard of living that was expected of a prince of the Church...
, whose statue there is generally attributed to Giovanni Tommaso) of the city's Cathedral
Cathedral of Naples
Naples Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral, the main church of Naples, southern Italy, and the seat of the Archbishop of Naples. It is widely known as the Cattedrale di San Gennaro, in honour of Saint Januarius, the city's patron saint, but is actually dedicated to the Assumption of the...
and the marble portal of the church of Santissima Annunziata
Santissima Annunziata
The Basilica of the Santissima Annunziata Maggiore is a church in Naples in southern Italy.The Annunziatas origins goes back to 1320 and has always been, in one form or another, an orphanage. Remade a first time in the early 16th century, by the mid 17th century, it was a full-fledged home, church,...
.