Niccolò Giolfino (c. 1476 – 1555) was an Italian painter of the

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period, active mainly in

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Biography

He was a pupil of

Liberale da Verona Liberale da Verona (1441–1526) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active mainly in Verona. In popular culture: In the British TV series ''Inspector Morse (TV series), Inspector Morse'', in the episode "The Death of the Self ...

. One source attributes the influence of

Andrea Mantegna Andrea Mantegna (, , ; September 13, 1506) was an Italian painter, a student of Roman archeology, and son-in-law of Jacopo Bellini. Like other artists of the time, Mantegna experimented with perspective, e.g. by lowering the horizon in order ...

. He painted mainly sacred subjects for local churches. He painted two canvases for a chapel in San Bernardino. He painted frescoes for the church of

Santa Maria in Organo 300px, Facade and bell tower of Santa Maria in Organo. Santa Maria in Organo is a Roman Catholic church in Verona, Northern Italy. History The church's origin dates to the 6th–8th century, at the time of the Ostrogoth and Lombard dominations ...

and in a chapel in

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. His brother, Paolo Giolfino, painted in a similar style.Studi sopra la storia della pittura italiana dei secoli XIV e XV
page 255-257. Another of his pupils was Paolo Farinato.

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*Berenson, B. North Italian Painters of the Renaissance. (GP. Putnam's Sons publisher, 1907) p. 235. 1470s births 1555 deaths 15th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 16th-century Italian painters Painters from Verona Italian Renaissance painters {{Italy-painter-15thC-stub