the surname which Domenico Cresti, an eminent Italian painter, derived from his native place. He was born, according to some, in 1560, and according to others, about 1557. His studies were prosecuted at Venice under Naldini and Federigo Zuccaro. He became a thorough-going admirer of the Venetian school, and learned to imitate Paul Veronese in the richness of his architecture and drapery. The brightest part of his professional career was spent at Rome. He painted the "Crucifixion of St Peter" for the church of St Peter's, and the "Entombing of Christ" for the Borghese palace. The closing years of his life were spent at Florence. He died there in 1638. The most distinguished of Passignano's pupils was Pietro Sorri of Siena.