Benedetto Bandiera (1557 or 1560–1634) was an Italian painter of the early-
Baroque
The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...
period. Born in
Perugia
Perugia (, , ; lat, Perusia) is the capital city of Umbria in central Italy, crossed by the River Tiber, and of the province of Perugia.
The city is located about north of Rome and southeast of Florence. It covers a high hilltop and part o ...
, where he painted in the style of
Federico Barocci
Federico Barocci (also written ''Barozzi'')(c. 1535 in Urbino – 1612 in Urbino) was an Italian Renaissance painter and printmaker. His original name was Federico Fiori, and he was nicknamed Il Baroccio. His work was highly esteemed and inf ...
. He painted frescoes in the convent adjacent to the Church of
San Pietro of Perugia. There are paintings of his in the church and museum of San Francesco in
Corciano
Corciano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Perugia in the Italy, Italian region Umbria, located about 8 km west of Perugia. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 17,008 and an area of 63.7 km².All demographics an ...
.
Other works included:
*Three altarpiece at the Saint Catherine church in Perugia
*''Saint Ursula'',
San Domenico, Perugia
*''Saint Bonaventure'',
San Francesco, Perugia
*''Virgin and Child, Saint John the Baptist'', Palazzo Penna
References
*
16th-century births
1634 deaths
16th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
17th-century Italian painters
Italian Baroque painters
Umbrian painters
{{Italy-painter-16thC-stub