Denijs Calvaert, ca. (1540–1619)

• Was an Antwerp-born Flemish painter.
• He lived in Italy for most of his life, where he was known as Dionisio Fiammingo or simply Il Fiammingo.
• Calvaert was a profound student of architecture, anatomy, and history.
• He was studying landscape-painting for some time in his native city.
• He first studied under Christiaen van Queecborn.
• He then went to Bologna, where worked under Prospero Fontana.
• From Bologna he went to Rome in 1572, where he assisted Lorenzo Sabbatini.
• He returned to Bologna and founded a studio.
• He had a number of prominent young apprentices, including Guido Reni, Giovanni Battista Bertusio, Francesco Albani and Domenichino.
• Vicenzio Gotti, Francesco Gessi, and Giacomo Semenza also worked in his studio.
• Vincenzo Spisanelli and Gabriello Ferrantini worked under Calvaert as well.
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