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Felice Torelli

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Felice Torelli (1667 - 1748) was an Italian painter of the Baroque style, active mainly in Bologna,

Born to a family of artists in Verona, including his brother, Giuseppe Torelli, a noted violinist and composer of concerti. Both his son Stefano Torelli and wife Lucia Casalini were painters. He was initially apprenticed to Santi Prunati in Verona, then to Giovanni Gioseffo dal Sole in Bologna. In 1710, Torelli was one of the founders of the Accademia Clementina in Bologna, and during his time there, Giuseppe Maria Crespi was a member. Torelli’s pupils at the academy included the two brothers Ubaldo Gandolfi and Gaetano Gandolfi.

Among his best-known works are altarpieces for churches in Bologna and other Italian cities (such as the Martyrdom of St. Maurelius in the Cathedral of Ferrara.

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