Mariano Villalta (1927-1984), a Spanish artist known mainly for his paintings, lived most of his life in Italy. He was responsible for a series of depictions of the life of Jesus in the Catholic Church The Sanctuary of Collevalenza in Lodi, Italy. He died in Rome in 1984 at his home in the Piazza of Satiri.

Resources Cited:
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
http://deyoung.famsf.org/search-collections

El Pais Online
http://www.elpais.com/articulo/cultura/Mariano/Villalta/pintor/silencio/elpepicul/19840604elpepicul_7/Tes