Annibale Caro about 1566-72, Antonio Calcagni (1536-93). Caro was a poet and scholar, a key figure in the artistic life of Rome under Pope Paul III and a friend of Michelangelo. This bust was commissioned after his death in 1566, and was recorded in the library of the family home in 1578.


Annibale Caro about 1566-72, Antonio Calcagni (1536-93). Caro was a poet and scholar, a key figure in the artistic life of Rome under Pope Paul III and a friend of Michelangelo. This bust was commissioned after his death in 1566, and was recorded in the library of the family home in 1578.


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