Francesco Minorello or Menorelo (1624- 26 September, 1657) was an Italian painter of the

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period active mainly in Padua. ''The Marriage of the Virgin'' Padua Cathedral

Biography

He was born in Conselve, but trained with

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, along with Giulio Cirello who also practiced in Padua. He was from the same family that produced two lesser artists Giovanni Battista and Orsola Minorello. Francesco died young. He painted two canvases, ''St Agnes at the Gallows'' and ''St Agnes refusing Gifts'', for the church of Sant 'Agnese in Padua and a ''Mission of the Apostles'' for the church of

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in Este.Della origine e delle vicende della pittura in Padova
by Giovanni Antonio Moschini, page 103.

References

1624 births 1657 deaths 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Padua Italian Baroque painters {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub