Niccolò Giolfino
Saint Sebastian, Musée du Louvre, département des Arts Graphiques
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
- Berenson, B. North Italian Painters of the Renaissance. (GP. Putnam's Sons publisher, 1907) p. 235.
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