Claim: Bartolomeo della Gatta, an Italian (Florentine) painter and son of a goldsmith, became a monk in the Order of Camaldoli in 1468..
Evidence: Bartolomeo della Gatta (1448–1502), born Pietro di Antonio Dei, was an Italian (Florentine) painter, illuminator, and architect. He was the son of a goldsmith. In 1468, Bartolomeo became a monk in the Order of Camaldoli, which his brother Nicolo had already entered.