Pomponio Amalteo

(1505–1588) Italian painter (1505-1588)

Pomponio Amalteo (1505–1588) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a sculptor. By year of birth, Pomponio Amalteo belongs to the chapter ‘Mannerism’ in this site’s history of art.

Pomponio Amalteo was born in Motta di Livenza and died in San Vito al Tagliamento. Pomponio Amalteo studied under Il Pordenone. The students included Girolamo Amalteo.

One of the best-known works is ‘Annunciation’. The catalogue has 2 works by Pomponio Amalteo with free images. The dated work is from 1520. Works by Pomponio Amalteo are held by Metropolitan Museum of Art and Treviso Cathedral.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen, Cornelis Anthonisz., Christoph Amberger, Lambert Lombard, and Jakob Seisenegger.

• Mannerism