Matteo Rosselli was an Italian painter of the Counter-Reformation, mainly active in Florence. In 1587, he began his training in the workshop of Gregorio Pagani. He was greatly influenced by the work of Andrea del Sarto, whose frescoes Rosselli copied. In 1599, he became a member of the Accademia del Disegno. In 1605, he spent six months in Rome for study purposes. In the same year, his teacher Pagani died, who had appointed Rosselli as his heir. He completed his unfinished works, which brought him to the attention of the Medici. From 1608 onwards, he carried out numerous commissions on behalf of the ruling family, including designs for festive architecture and cartoons for tapestries as well as iconographic programmes for frescoes in several Medici villas. Rosselli was also commissioned by numerous churches and monasteries in Florence and Tuscany. Characteristic of Rosselli's style are strong contrasts of chiaroscuro and his striking and opulent depiction of textiles. He ran a workshop where many painters were trained. Rosselli was buried in the church of San Marco in Florence.