Lorenzo Sabbatini

Lorenzo Sabbatini or Sabatini, Sabattini or Sabadini (c. 1530–1576), sometimes referred to as Lorenzino da Bologna, was an Italian painter of the Mannerist period from Bologna.

Biography Sabbatini was born in Bologna and studied with Prospero Fontana, who was his teacher and collaborator, and was a friend of Orazio Samacchini. His style was also influenced by Giorgio Vasari and the Emilian mannerism of Parmigianino.

By 1565 he was working with the studio of Giorgio Vasari in Florence, where was elected member of the Academy.

Between 1566 and 1573 he was in Bologna, His students included the engraver Giulio di Antonio Bonasone and the painter of Flemish origin, Denis Calvaert.

Works

Holy Family and Saints, Sant'Egidio, Bologna The Triumph of Faith over Infidelity Assumption of the Virgin (Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna) Frescoes at the Malvasia Chapel (1566–70, San Giacomo Maggiore, Bologna) The Four Evangelists The Four Teachers of the Church (1570) The Holy Family with Saints John and Michael Archangel (1570, San Giacomo Maggiore), executed in part with Denys Calvaert Virgin and Child with Saint John (1572), Louvre, Paris