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Luigi Donato

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Luigi Donato (late 15th century – early 16th century) was an Italian painter, known for altarpieces, and active in and near Como.[1]

Biography

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According to Luigi Lanzi, he was putatively a pupil of Vincenzo Civerchio (c. 1470 – c. 1544).[2] Circa 1495, Donato painted a large polyptych, of which now remains the Ancona di Moltrasio.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Dizionario biografico universal, By Gottardo Garollo, 1907, page 694.
  2. ^ Storia della Città e della Diocesi di Como: esposta in dieci libri, Volume 2, by Cesare Cantù, page 317.
  3. ^ Storia ed arte nella Provincia ed antica Diocesi di Como, by Santo Monti, page 299.