Lattanzio Mainardi (fl. 16th century) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance or Mannerist period. Originally from or near Bologna and is referred to as Lattanzio Bolognese by Giovanni Baglione. He painted frescoes for the Chapel of Pope Sixtus V in Santa Maria Maggiore, depicting figures like Tamar, Fares, Zara, Solomon y Boaz.[1] He died at the age of 37 in Viterbo, while returning to Bologna.
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edit- ^ "The Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore". Archived from the original on 20 March 2010.
- Marchese Antonio Bolognini Amorini (1843). Vite de Pittori ed Artifici Bolognesi. Tipi Governative alla Volpe ed Nobili; Oxford library digitized June 26, 2006. pp. 100–102.