Meeting of Charles V and the Bey of Tunis by ABBATE, Niccolò dell'

ABBATE, Niccolò dell'

(b. 1509, Modena, d. 1571, Fontainebleau)

	Meeting of Charles V and the Bey of Tunis 1545-50 Oil on canvas, 176 x 211 cm Courtauld Gallery, London
Niccolò dell'Abbate was one of the most important artists of the first Fontainebleau school, which was developed at the French court by Rosso Fiorentino and Francesco Primaticcio, and he introduced the Italian Mannerist landscape into France.