The Painter of Città della Pieve Born in 1560 in Città della Pieve, Antonio Circignani entered a world where the rigid lines of the Renaissance were beginning to soften into something more fluid and dramatic. He was the son of the painter Niccolò Circignani, and the early years of his life were spent under his father's shadow and guidance. When Niccolò passed away in 1588, the younger Circignani moved toward Rome, carrying with him th…