Antonio Foler (1536-1616) was an Italian painter active mainly in
Venice
Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...
, painting sacred subjects in a late-
Renaissance
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or
Mannerist style. Follero, Egie
Biography
He painted a ''San Stefano'' for the church of
Santo Stefano, Venice
The Chiesa di Santo Stefano (Church of St. Stephen) is a large Roman Catholic church at the northern end of the Campo Santo Stefano in the sestiere of San Marco, Venice, Italy.
History
It was founded in the 13th century, rebuilt in the 14th cent ...
. He lived his life impoverished.
He is also known as Antonio de Ferrari or Ferrari or Follero of Del Foler. He was a member of the guild of painters in Venice from 1590 to 1612. He was likely born in Venice. he also painted a ''Birth of the Virgin'' (1589) for the church of
San Barnaba, Venice. He also painted for the church of
Santa Caterina, Venice. Many of his works have been lost or destroyed.
Treccani Encyclopedia
Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 33 (1987), entry by Giovanna Nepi Scirè.
References
1536 births
1616 deaths
16th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
17th-century Italian painters
Painters from Venice
Italian Renaissance painters
Italian Mannerist painters
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