# Porrtrait of Antonio Olgiati

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## Artwork

- Artist: [CRESPI, Daniele](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/crespi-daniele-r779a5b8efab228>)
- Date: 1601-1650
- Technique: Oil on panel, 46 x 35 cm

## Commentary

Antonio Olgiati \(b. ca. 1570\) was a prominent figure in Milan during the time of Cardinal Federico Borromeo. Federico entrusted him with compiling an inventory of his manuscripts destined for the projected Biblioteca Ambrosiana, of which Olgiati was named &#34;primo prefetto&#34; in 1609.

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## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)