Background
Bartolommeo Bagnacavallo was born in 1484 in Bagnacavallo, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. His real name was Ramenghi, but he received the cognomen Bagnacavallo from the little village where he was born.
Bartolommeo Bagnacavallo was born in 1484 in Bagnacavallo, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. His real name was Ramenghi, but he received the cognomen Bagnacavallo from the little village where he was born.
Bagnacavallo studied first under Francesco Francia and Lorenzo Costa, and then in Rome under Raphael.
Returning from Rome to Bologna he became a prominent local artist. Among his works made in Bologna were a Dispute of St Augustine and a Madonna and Child. He died in Bologna.
