|
Paolo Bontulli
Paolo Bontulli (active first half of 16th century) was an Italian painter, mainly of sacred subjects. Life and career He was born in Percanestro, a frazione of Serravalle di Chienti, Serravalle, and active in the Marche. Among his works are: *''Madonna and Child'' (before 1520) for Madonna del Piano, Rocchetta *''Madonna and Child'' (1525) for Santuario della Madonna della Stella presso Montefalco *''Madonna and Child'' (1521) for Church of San Martino, Santangelo di Visso *''Madonna and Child'' (1525, now lost) for San Giovanni di Pietrasrossa presso Trevi *Polyptych of ''Madonna and Child and Saints James and Roch'' (1507) originally from San Giacomo in Potenza Picena, on exhibit in Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, Urbino *''Resurrected Christ Blessing with Saints Peter and Paul'', Museo di Firenze Among the influences cited for the painter are Carlo Crivelli, Carlo and Vittore Crivelli, Giovanni Boccati, Giovanni Angelo d’Antonio, Ludovico Urbani, and Lorenzo d’Alessandro. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serravalle Di Chienti
Serravalle di Chienti is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona and about southwest of Macerata. It is crossed by the Chienti river. The communal territory is largely mountainous with numerous woods and pastures. Serravalle di Chienti borders the following municipalities: Camerino, Fiuminata, Foligno, Monte Cavallo, Muccia, Nocera Umbra, Pieve Torina, Sefro, Visso. History Settled since pre-historic times, in antique times the Serravalle plateau featured a lake known as ''Plestinam Paludem''. The area was subsequently ruled by the Etruscans and the Romans. In the Middle Ages it was a fortress of the Da Varano family of Camerino. Main sights *Parish church, with 16th-century frescoes by Simone and Giovanni de Magistris. *Church of ''Santa Maria di Pistia'' or ''di Plestia'', in proto- Romanesque style. It was built over an ancient pagan temple of the Umbrian goddess Cupra. Once the cathedral of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |