Guglielmo da Forli, called Guglielmo degli Organi, was an

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

painter active in

Forlì Forlì ( ; ; ; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and city in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, and is, together with Cesena, the capital of the Province of Forlì-Cesena.The city is situated along the Via Emilia, to the east of the Montone river, ...

in the 14th century.

Biography

He was putatively either a pupil or follower of

Giotto Giotto di Bondone (; – January 8, 1337), known mononymously as Giotto, was an List of Italian painters, Italian painter and architect from Florence during the Late Middle Ages. He worked during the International Gothic, Gothic and Italian Ren ...

, and painted frescoes in the churches of San Domenico and the Franciscans in his native city. He is considered the founder of the

Forlivese school of art The Forlivese school of art was a group of Italian Renaissance painters and other artists. Most were born in Forlì or near it in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Some other artists went to Forlì to study. As a Renaissance art movement, it ...

in the early Renaissance. His frescoes were said to have influenced Melozzo da Forli. A ''Madonna delle Grazie'' in the Forli Cathedral is attributed to Guglielmo. The dates of his life are generally unknown. Guglielmo is said to have been born sometime in the first half of the 14th century and continued to paint until 1408.Pittura miscellanea
article ''Marco Palmezzano e le sue Opere'' by Egidio Calzini, (1894) page 86-87. According to

Vasari Giorgio Vasari (30 July 1511 – 27 June 1574) was an Italian Renaissance painter, architect, art historian, and biographer who is best known for his work '' Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects'', considered the ide ...

, in Forli he was a pupil of the painter Vespignano, who like Giotto died circa 1336.

References

Attribution: * Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown 14th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Trecento painters Artists from Forlì {{Italy-painter-14thC-stub