3432882 Marcantonio Pasqualini Crowned by Apollo, 1641 (oil on canvas) by Sacchi, Andrea (1599-1661); 243.8x194.3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: Marc\'Antonio Pasqualini (25 April 1614 ??2 July 1691) was an Italian castrato opera singer who performed during the Baroque period. He has been described as "the leading male soprano of his day". Pasqualini joined the choir of the Sistine Chapel in 1630. He was also a composer, having written more than 250 arias and cantatas. ); Italian, out of copyright.