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Agostino Mitelli (March 16, 1609 - August 2, 1660) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period and best known as a fresco painter of ''quadratura'' or illusionistic perspectival architectural frameworks.

He was born in Battedizzo, near Bologna and died in Madrid while working for the court of Philip IV of Spain. He was a pupil of Gabriello Ferrantini (degli Occhiali) and Girolamo Curti. He had a long and fruitful collaboration with Michelangelo Colonna in northerna and central Italy; Colonna principally executed the figurative elements and Mitelli, the quadratura framework. Examples of his quadratura can be found at Bologna, Parma, Modena, Florence, Rome, and Genoa, testifying to the popularity of the style. Colonna and Mitelli even travelled to Madrid, in 1658, to help decorate the Royal Alcazar and the Palace of Buen Retiro. Mitelli died in Madrid. He also published some etchings in a manuscript entitled Freggi dell' architettura da Agostino Mitelli.

Through his numerous pupils who spread out through Italy and Europe, Mitelli exerted a strong influence on the 'school' of quadratura painting. His son Giuseppe Maria Mitelli (1634-1718) was also a painter and engraver. Two of his daughters married pupils of his; Baldassare Bianchi was mainly active in Mantua, and Giacomo Alboresi was mainly active in Parma and Florence. Giovanni Paderna, Bianchi's first master, had been a follower of Mitelli. Giovanni Giacomo Monti, a partner of Bianchi, was Mitelli's pupil. Domenico Santi, known as Mengazzino, Francesco Quaino, and Andrea Montecelli were also Mitelli's pupils.

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Farquhar, Maria (1855). Ralph Nicholson Wornum (ed.). Biographical catalogue of the principal Italian painters. Woodfall & Kinder, Angel Court, Skinner Street, London; Digitized by Googlebooks from Oxford University copy on Jun 27, 2006. pp. p. 106. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)
Marchese Antonio Bolognini Amorini (1843). "Parte Quinta". Vite de Pittori ed Artifici Bolognesi. Tipografia Governativa alla Volpe, Bologna. pp. pp. 291-324. {{cite book}}: |pages= has extra text (help)

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-'''Agostino Mitelli''' ([[March 16]], [[1609]] - [[August 2]], [[1660]]) was an [[Italy|Italian]] painter of the [[Baroque]] period as a painter of [[quadratura]].
+'''Agostino Mitelli''' ([[March 16]], [[1609]] - [[August 2]], [[1660]]) was an [[Italy|Italian]] painter of the [[Baroque]] period and best known as a fresco painter of [[''quadratura'']] or illusionistic perspectival architectural frameworks.
-He was born in [[Sasso Marconi|Battedizzo]], near Bologna. He died in [[Madrid]], while working for the court of [[Philip IV of Spain]]. He was a pupil of [[Gabriello Ferrantini]] (''degli Occhiali''), [[Girolamo Curti]], and colleague of [[Michelangelo Colonna]] in Bologna. Examples of his quadratura can be found at [[Bologna]], [[Parma]], [[Modena]], [[Florence]], [[Rome]], and [[Genoa]], testifying to the popularity of the style. Colonna and Mitelli even traveled to [[Madrid]], in 1658, to help decorate the Royal AAlcazar and the Palace of Buen Retiro. Mitelli died in Madrid. He also published some etchings in a manuscript titled ''Freggi dell' architettura da Agostino Mitelli''.
+He was born in [[Sasso Marconi|Battedizzo]], near Bologna and died in [[Madrid]] while working for the court of [[Philip IV of Spain]]. He was a pupil of [[Gabriello Ferrantini]] (''degli Occhiali'') and [[Girolamo Curti]]. He had a long and fruitful collaboration with [[Michelangelo Colonna]] in northerna and central Italy; Colonna principally executed the figurative elements and Mitelli, the ''quadratura'' framework. Examples of his ''quadratura'' can be found at [[Bologna]], [[Parma]], [[Modena]], [[Florence]], [[Rome]], and [[Genoa]], testifying to the popularity of the style. Colonna and Mitelli even travelled to [[Madrid]], in 1658, to help decorate the Royal [[Alcazar]] and the Palace of [[Buen Retiro]]. Mitelli died in Madrid. He also published some etchings in a manuscript entitled ''Freggi dell' architettura da Agostino Mitelli''.
-Through his numerous pupils who spread out through Italy and Europe, Mitelli exerted a strong influence in the "school" of painted architectural perspectives (quadratura). His son [[Giuseppe Maria Mitelli]] (1634-1718) was also a painter and engraver. Two of his daughters married pupils of his, [[Baldassare Bianchi]], who was mainly active in Mantua, and [[Giacomo Alboresi]], who was mainly active in Parma and Florence. [[Giovanni Paderna]], Bianchi's first master, had been a follower of Mitelli. [[Giovanni Giacomo Monti]], a partner of Bianchi, was Mitelli's pupil. [[Domenico Santi]], named Mengazzino, [[Francesco Quaino]], and [[Andrea Montecelli]] were Mitelli's pupils.
+Through his numerous pupils who spread out through Italy and Europe, Mitelli exerted a strong influence on the 'school' of ''quadratura'' painting. His son [[Giuseppe Maria Mitelli]] (1634-1718) was also a painter and engraver. Two of his daughters married pupils of his; [[Baldassare Bianchi]] was mainly active in Mantua, and [[Giacomo Alboresi]] was mainly active in Parma and Florence. [[Giovanni Paderna]], Bianchi's first master, had been a follower of Mitelli. [[Giovanni Giacomo Monti]], a partner of Bianchi, was Mitelli's pupil. [[Domenico Santi]], known as Mengazzino, [[Francesco Quaino]], and [[Andrea Montecelli]] were also Mitelli's pupils.
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