Michele Coltellini (1480–1542) was an Italian painter, active mainly in

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Michele Coltellini Muerte de la Virgen 1502 PN Bolonia

Biography

He was a follower of Panetti and Garofalo, who lived in the 16th century. He is the author of a 'Dead Christ on the lap of the Virgin' in the

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, formerly assigned to

Squarcione Francesco Squarcione (''c.'' 1395 – after 1468) was an Italian artist from Padua. His pupils included Andrea Mantegna (with whom he had many legal battles), Cosimo Tura and Carlo Crivelli. There are only two works signed by him: the ''Mad ...

. His oldest panel is dated 1502, and represents the ''Death of the Virgin'': it is now in the possession of Count Mazza, at Ferrara. In the church of

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, in the same city, is a ''Virgin and Child between SS Michael, Catharine, John, and Jerome'', signed and dated 1506. The Gallery of Ferrara has a ''Madonna and Child and Saints'', signed by him in 1542. The dates of his birth and death are uncertain.

References

Attribution: *

External links

* Works by Michele Coltellini a
Census of Ferrarese Paintings and Drawings
1480 births 1542 deaths 15th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 16th-century Italian painters Painters from Ferrara {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub