Carlo Cesare Malvasia
Carlo Cesare Malvasia (1616–1693) was an Italian scholar and art historian from Bologna, best known for his biographies of Baroque artists titled Felsina pittrice, published in 1678. Together with his contemporary Giovanni Pietro Bellori, Malvasia is considered "among the best informed and most intelligent historians and critics of art who ever lived."
Doctor Carlo Cesare Malvasia | |
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Carlo Cesare Malvasia | |
Born | Bologna, Papal States | December 18, 1616
Died | 9 March 1693 76) Bologna, Papal States | (aged
Nationality | Italian |
Other names | Ascoso |
Occupation(s) | Catholic priest, historian, university teacher, epigraphist |
Known for | Felsina pittrice |
Parent(s) | Anton-Galeazzo Malvasia and Caterina Malvasia (née Lucchini) |
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Alma mater | University of Bologna |
Doctoral advisor | Claudio Achillini |
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Discipline | History, archaeology |
Sub-discipline | Art history, epigraphy |
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