PASTURA, ANTONIO del MASSARO da VITERBO, called il. — Painter first recorded in 1478 as a member of the Academy of St Luke in Rome; d. between 1509 and 1516.
No early works survive to document his activity before he fell under the influence of the two leading Umbrian painters of the day, Perugino (v.) Pinturicchio (v.), whose styles dominate his entire output. He is especially indebted to Pinturicchio, with whom he collaborated in decorating the Borgia apartments in the Vatican (1493–94), where he painted the figures of Rhetoric and Music in the Hall of the Liberal Arts. Around 1498 he worked independently at Orvieto, repainting part of the choir already ILARIANO (v.) with scholastic care. His best work, though still lacking originality, is the cycle of Stories of the Life of the Virgin completed in 1509 for the choir of Tarquinia cathedral. Other works include: Orvieto (Madonna in Majesty, S. Trinità; St Sebastian, Museo dell’Opera del Duomo), the Civic Museum of Viterbo (Nativity, Madonna with Angels and Saints), Tuscaniana (Madonna), Worcester (Nativity). A fresco Pietà in S. Maria del Popolo, Rome, is also attributed to him.