Background
Spisanelli was born at Orta San Giulio, Piedmont.
Spisanelli was born at Orta San Giulio, Piedmont.
He was a pupil of Denis Calvaert in Bologna, but was also active in Ferrara, Imola, Modena, and in Lombardy. He was prolific in the painting of altarpieces. He is also called Lo Spisanelli or Pisanelli, Spisano, or Spisani.
He died at Bologna in 1662.
