Master of Borsigliana
The Master of Borsigliana, also known as Pietro da Talada (active 1463–1499) was an Italian painter active in the Garfagnana, the mountainous corner of modern Tuscany, located north-east of Lucca.
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Biography
[edit]Almost no details are known about his life.[1] He is a provincial painter who mixes influences from both the Tuscan Quattrocento and late Gothic period. He is known from pieces derived from a few religious paintings and predellas, including a triptych at the church of Santa Maria Assunta, Borsigliana and a painting at Santa Maria Assunta at Stazzema. There is a painting of an enthroned Madonna at the Museo Nazionale of Villa Guinigi in Lucca.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Lucca, pamphlet on Talada.
- ^ Fondazione Zeri, catalogue.
External links
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