Cigoli

Cigoli (properly LUDOVICO CARDI), a painter of the later Florentine school, was born at Cigoli, near Florence, in 1559. His models were Andrea del Sarto and Correggio; but he has his own style, marked by expression and fine colour. He was invited by Clement VII. to Rome, where he died in 1613. Cigoli was also held in high estimation as an architect.