Master of Borsigliana
Appearance
The Master of Borsigliana, also known as Pietro da Talada (active 1463-1499) was an Italian painter active in the Garafagnana, the mountainous corner of modern Tuscany, located North east of Lucca.
Biography
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 tryptych 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
- ^ Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Lucca, pamphlet on Talada.
- ^ Fondazione Zeri, catalogue.