Niccolò dell'AbbateItalian, 1512–1571
L'Enlèvement de Proserpine
May one see it?
Yes, receiving visitors
On public display.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- RF 3772
In the catalog
Sources
- Musée du Louvre
- Image: Musée du Louvre — © 2001 GrandPalaisRmn (musée du Louvre) / Hervé Lewandowski
Meanwhile, in the life of Niccolò dell'Abbate
The whole life1548–1552
A sonnet compares him to Raphael and Titian
In Bologna Niccolò is celebrated in a sonnet that compares him, among others, to Raphael and Titian.
1552
Moves to France on Primaticcio’s recommendation
In 1552 Niccolò arrives in France on the recommendation of Francesco Primaticcio, presented to King Henry II, and joins the team decorating the royal Château de Fontainebleau under Primaticcio’s direction. He stays in France for the rest of his life and becomes one of the creators of the School of Fontainebleau.
1552–1571
Travel: France
1571
Died
