Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte

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Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte was an influential late 16th- and early 17th-century Italian cardinal, diplomat, and art collector best known for his early and significant patronage of the painter Caravaggio.

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Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic cardinal
art collector
diplomat
human
patron of the arts
appointedCardinalBy Pope Sixtus V
linked to: Sixtus V
burialPlace Santa Maria in Aracoeli, Rome
cardinalTitle Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia e Velletri
Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
Cardinal-Priest of San Pancrazio
Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Trastevere
countryOfCitizenship Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Papal States
dateOfBirth 1549-07-05
dateOfCardinalCreation 1588-12-18
dateOfDeath 1627-08-27
era early Baroque
late Renaissance
familyName del Monte
linked to: del Monte family
givenName Francesco Maria
knownFor diplomatic service for the Medici
early and significant patronage of Caravaggio
influence in late 16th- and early 17th-century Roman cultural life
memberOf College of Cardinals
movement Counter-Reformation Catholicism
linked to: Counter-Reformation
nobleFamily House of del Monte
notableWork development of an important art collection in Rome
patronage of Caravaggio
occupation art collector
cardinal
diplomat
patron
patronOf Andrea Sacchi
Caravaggio
Guido Reni
musicians in early Baroque Rome
placeOfBirth Venice
placeOfDeath Rome
positionHeld Cardinal-Bishop of Ostia e Velletri
Cardinal-Bishop of Palestrina
Cardinal-Bishop of Porto e Santa Rufina
Dean of the College of Cardinals
Tuscan ambassador to the Papal States
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Palazzo Madama, Rome
linked to: Palazzo Madama
sexOrGender male
sibling Guidobaldo del Monte

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Caravaggio patron Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte
Medusa (Caravaggio painting, Uffizi) commissionedBy Cardinal Francesco Maria del Monte
subject linked to: Medusa