AMADEO, Giovanni Antonio
(b. ca. 1447, Pavia, d. 1522, Milano)

Façade of the church (detail)

1490s
Marble
Certosa, Pavia

Between 1492 and 1499 Amadeo and Antonio Mantegazza directed the decoration of the façade of the Certosa di Pavia. Among those engaged to work on this project were Benedetto Briosco, Antonio della Porta and Cristoforo Solari.

The picture shows the relief depicting the Annunciation by Amadeo.