Antonio di Benedetto Aquilo degli Aquili, known as Antoniazzo Romano, was an Italian Early Renaissance painter and the leading figure of the Roman school during the latter part of the fifteenth century. He specialized in repainting or reinterpreting older images, or generating new cult images with an archaic flavor, in particular by often using the gold ground style, which was unusual for the period.
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Antonio di Benedetto Aquilo degli Aquili, known as Antoniazzo Romano, was an Italian Early Renaissance painter, the leading figure of the Roman school during the latter part of the 15th century He "made a speciality of repainting or interpreting older images, or generating new cult images with an archaic flavor", in particular by very often using the gold ground style, which was unusual by this period.
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