Camillo Filippi (died 1574) was an Italian painter who flourished about the middle of the 16th century.

Biography

Filippo was born in Ferrara. He was a disciple of

Dosso Dossi Giovanni di Niccolò de Luteri, better known as Dosso Dossi ( 1489–1542), was an Italian Renaissance painter who belonged to the School of Ferrara, painting in a style mainly influenced by Venetian painting, in particular Giorgione and early T ...

, and painted historical works with some success. The ''Annunciation'' in the choir of the church of

Santa Maria in Vado Santa Maria in Vado is a church located on Via Borgovado number 3 in Ferrara, Region of Emilia-Romagna, Italy. History The church derives its name from a guado or fording (''vado'' in dialect) that was located nearby. A church at the site was do ...

at Ferrara is attributed to Filippo; as is the ''Trinity'' in the Church of the Jesuits. He painted for the fresco cycle of

Oratorio dell'Annunziata, Ferrara The oratorio dell'Annunziata (Oratory of the Virgin of the Annunciation), once called the Oratory of Sant'Apollinare or the Oratory of the Compagnia delle Morte, is found in via Borgo di Sotto 49 in Ferrara. The small church or oratory has a simp ...

. His death took place in 1574. His son, Sebastiano Filippi (Il Bastianino), became a prominent local painter. His younger son Cesare Filippi was also a painter.Catalogo istorico de' pittori e scultori ferraresi e delle opere loro.
Volume 1; author Cesare Cittadella; published by Francesco Pomatelli in Ferrara, 1782, Page 114-119.

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* 1500 births 1574 deaths 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian Renaissance painters Painters from Ferrara Fresco painters {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub