Denis Calvaert

Denis Calvaert , 1540-1619, Flemish mannerist painter in Italy, where he was known as Il Fiammingo. He studied in Antwerp and later in Bologna under Prospero Fontana. While a student he assisted in the execution of frescoes in the Vatican. On returning to Bologna he established a school, where he taught Guido Reni and Domenichino. Most of Calvaert's carefully drawn works, painted in smooth enamellike colors, are in the churches and national museum of Bologna.

Calvaert, Denys ( Dionisio Fiammingo) (b Antwerp, c.1540; d Bologna, 16 Apr. 1619). Flemish painter active in Italy. After training in Antwerp he settled permanently in Bologna in about 1560. His work is in an undistinguished Mannerist style, but he played an important role as a teacher. In about 1575 he established an academy, at which he taught more than 100 pupils, among them some of the most distinguished artists of the Bolognese School—Albani, Domenichino, and Reni. The more celebrated academy of the Carracci was probably inspired by Calvaert's.

Calvaert, Denys ( Dionisio Fiammingo) (c.1540–1619). Flemish painter active in Italy. After training in his native Antwerp he settled permanently in Bologna in about 1560. His work is in an undistinguished Mannerist style, but he played an important role as a teacher. In about 1575 he established an academy, at which he taught more than 100 pupils, among them some of the most distinguished artists of the Bolognese School— Francesco Albani, Domenichino, and Reni. The more celebrated academy of the Carracci was probably inspired by Calvaert's.