CRESPI, Daniele
(b. ca. 1597, Busto Arsizio, d. 1630, Milano)

Porrtrait of Antonio Olgiati

1621-22
Oil on panel, 46 x 35 cm
Private collection

Antonio Olgiati (b. ca. 1570) was a prominent figure in Milan during the time of Cardinal Federico Borromeo. Federico entrusted him with compiling an inventory of his manuscripts destined for the projected Biblioteca Ambrosiana, of which Olgiati was named "primo prefetto" in 1609.