Piermaria Bagnadore

Piermaria Bagnadore (c. 1550–1627), also called Pietro Maria Bagnatori, was an Italian painter, sculptor, and architect of the late-Renaissance period.

He helped direct the sculptural decoration of the Duomo Nuovo between 1604 and 1611 and sculpted the Mannerist style fountain at the base of the Torre della Palata, with collaborations from Antonio Carra and Valentino Bonesini.

Bagnadore also assisted in designing the bell-tower of the church of San Giuseppe, the monumental portico in via Dieci Giornate as well as the Zanardelli at Piazza dell Loggia.

Equally famous for his paintings, Bagnadore's works include the Birth of Jesus for the church of San Carlo, and Adoration of Shepherds over the lateral portal of the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, along with a St Anne and young John the Baptist and an altarpiece depicting the Immaculate Conception; and a Dead Christ for the nave of Sant'Angela Merici.

[1] His work was noted by the biographer Luigi Lanzi and his extensive print collection passed into the hands of Count Camillo Gonzaga of Novellara[2]

Nativity by Pier Maria Bagnadorein the Santo Corpo di Cristo Monastery church in Brescia
Pier Maria Bagnadore design, Fountain della Pallata Tower , detail of allegory of the city of Brescia with arms and cornucopia , 1596.