Marcello Venusti (1512/5 - 1579) was an Italian Mannnerist painter active in Rome in mid 1500s. Native to Como, he was reputed to have been a pupil of Perino del Vaga. He is known for a scaled copy of the Michelangelo's "Last Judgement" done in the master's liftime and meeting his approval. His painting of Christ in the Garden is in the Galleria Doria Pamphilj. Wikipedia
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