Pellegrino Tibaldi

Pellegrino Tibaldi was an Italian Mannerist painter, architect, and sculptor born in 1527 in Puria, Valsolda. He trained in Bologna and Rome, where he was deeply influenced by Michelangelo, developing a bold and dynamic figurative style. He later worked extensively in Spain at the Escorial under Philip II before returning to Italy, where he was made a marquis by the Spanish crown.