Carlo Cesare Malvasia
Doctor Carlo Cesare Malvasia | |
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Carlo Cesare Malvasia | |
| Born | December 18, 1616 |
| Died | 9 March 1693 (aged 76) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Other names | Ascoso |
| Occupation(s) | Catholic priest, historian, university teacher, epigraphist |
| Known for | Felsina pittrice |
| Parent(s) | Anton-Galeazzo Malvasia and Caterina Malvasia (née Lucchini) |
| Family | Malvasia family |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Bologna |
| Doctoral advisor | Claudio Achillini |
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| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History, archaeology |
| Sub-discipline | Art history, epigraphy |
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Carlo Cesare Malvasia (18 December 1616 – 9 March 1693) was an Italian scholar and art historian from Bologna, best known for his biographies of Baroque artists titled Felsina pittrice, published in 1678. Together with his contemporary Giovanni Pietro Bellori, Malvasia is considered "among the best informed and most intelligent historians and critics of art who ever lived."