Massimiani, Luigi

Born [and lived?] in Anticoli Corrado [NE of Tivoli, prov. Roma]; A goatherd, he belonged, together with Ludovico Passacantilli and Luigi Splendori, to a group whose close friendship was strengthened by sharing musical praxis; The myth is told that he was called to the «Royal House» to play and to act as a painter’s model.