Andrea Cassone [SEP] position held
Andrea Cassone
Andrea Cassone (April 29, 1929 – April 12, 2010) was the Roman Catholic archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rossano-Cariati, Italy.
Ordained on December 22, 1951, Cassone was named archbishop on March 26, 1992 and was consecrated on May 9, 1992. Archbishop Cassone retired on May 6, 2006.
apprenticed in Perugino's Florentine studio, and by 1515 began to collaborate with Andrea del Sarto, Jacopo Pontormo and Francesco Granacci on the decoration of "cassone" (chest), "spalliera" (wainscot), and other painted furnishings for the bedroom of Pierfrancesco Borgherini and Margherita Acciauoli. In 1523, he again participated with Andrea del Sarto, Franciabigio and Pontormo in the decoration of the antechamber of Giovanni Benintendi. While he established a reputation as a painter of predellas and small cabinet pictures, he eventually expanded his output to