Nicola Filotesio

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Death and Assumption of the Virgin (Capitoline Museums, Rome)
Death and Assumption of the Virgin (Capitoline Museums, Rome)

Nicola Filotesio (9 September 1480 or 1489—31 August 1547 or 1559) was an Italian painter, architect and sculptor of the Renaissance period, active primarily in or near Ascoli Piceno.

A native of Amatrice, Rieti in the Lazio region, he is also known as Cola dell'Amatrice or Cola Amatricius. The son of Mariano Filotesio, he trained with Dionisio Cappelli, painted frescoes at Città di Castello and completed works in Ascoli Piceno, from 1514-1535.

The date and place of Nicola Filotesio's birth have been historically recorded, but the year has varied within a nine-year period, having been variously indicated as 1480 and 1489. Similarly, the date of his death and the place (Ascoli Piceno) are on record, but the year has varied within a twelve-year range, being given as 1547 or 1559.

[edit] References

  • Farquhar, Maria (1855). in R. N. Wornum: [Original Oxford Univ.; Googlebooks Digitized June 27, 2006; Biographical catalogue of the principal Italian painters, by a lady]. Woodfall & Kinder, Angel Court, Skinner Street, London, p. 6. 


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