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Niccolò Giolfino

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Niccolò Giolfino (c. 1476 – 1555) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active mainly in Verona.

Biography

He was a pupil of Liberale da Verona. One source attributes the influence of Andrea Mantegna. He painted mainly sacred subjects for local churches. He painted two canvases for a chapel in San Bernardino. He painted frescoes for the church of Santa Maria in Organo and in a chapel in San Bernardino. His brother Paolo Giolfino painted in a similar style.[1] Another of his pupils was Paolo Farinato.

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References

  1. ^ Studi sopra la storia della pittura italiana dei secoli XIV e XV, page 255-257.
  • Berenson, B. North Italian Painters of the Renaissance. (GP. Putnam's Sons publisher, 1907) p. 235.


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