Bartolomeo Caylina was a 15th-century Italian painter active mainly in

Lombardy Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...

in an early- Renaissance style.

Biography

He was born in Brescia and was the father of

Paolo Caylina the Younger Paolo Caylina the Younger was a 16th-century Italian painter active mainly in Brescia in a Renaissance style. Biography He was the nephew of both Vincenzo Foppa and Paolo Caylina the Elder, and son of Bartolomeo Caylina. He is sometimes erroneou ...

. He is said to be the brother in law of

Vincenzo Foppa Vincenzo Foppa ( – ) was an Italian painter from the Renaissance period. While few of his works survive, he was an esteemed and influential painter during his time and is considered the preeminent leader of the Early Lombard School. He spent hi ...

. Some sources suspect he may be the ''Bartolomeo da Prato'', known as the Bresciano, or at least confused for the same. That Bartolomeo is attributed as working during 1468 with Foppa in the Capella Portinari located inside the church of

Sant'Eustorgio The Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio is a church in Milan in northern Italy, which is in the Basilicas Park city park. It was for many years an important stop for pilgrims on their journey to Rome or to the Holy Land, because it was said to contain the ...

in Milan. He is also said to have painted frescoes for the Cascina di Mirabello in 1470. In 1465, he painted frescoes for the

Certosa of Pavia The Certosa di Pavia is a monastery and complex in Lombardy, Northern Italy, situated near a small town of the same name in the Province of Pavia, north of Pavia. Built in 1396–1495, it was once located on the border of a large hunting ...

along with the Pavian painter Bertolino della Canonica.Vincenzo Foppa of Brescia: Founder of the Lombard School, His Life and Work
by Constance Jocelyn Ffoulkes, Rodolfo Maiocchi, page 71.

References

Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown 15th-century Italian painters Painters from Brescia Quattrocento painters Italian male painters {{Italy-painter-15thC-stub