Pietro di Domenico da Montepulciano (active 1418 - 1422) was an Italian painter active in the

Marche Marche ( , ) is one of the twenty regions of Italy. In English, the region is sometimes referred to as The Marches ( ). The region is located in the central area of the country, bordered by Emilia-Romagna and the republic of San Marino to the ...

region.

Biography

He was like born in Montepulciano nelle Marche (apparently a neighborhood near

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in the

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). Other sources attribute his birth to

Recanati Recanati () is a town and ''comune'' in the Province of Macerata, in the Marche region of Italy. Recanati was founded around 1150 AD from three pre-existing castles. In 1290 it proclaimed itself an independent republic and, in the 15th century, ...

, where a presumed nephew, Domenico di Paolo da Recanati, was active circa 1434-1450. Some have postulated he is or is related to the

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. In style, he recalls

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. There are two signed works by the artist: *''Madonna dell'Umiltà'' (1420), now at

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, New York *''Recanati Polyptych'' (1422), now at the Pinacoteca Civica of

A polyptych (1418) in the parish church of Osimo has been attributed to Pietro.Treccani encyclopedia
entry. Mazzalupi displays the increasing number of works attributed to the painter. Among works attributed to Pietro are: *''Coronation of the Virgin'', Kress Collection,

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*Frescoes in the Chapel of San Nicolò (1418-1422)

Osimo Osimo is a town and ''comune'' of the Marche region of Italy, in the province of Ancona. The municipality covers a hilly area located approximately south of the port city of Ancona and the Adriatic Sea. , Osimo had a total population of 35,037. ...

. *''Madonna and Child with Saints Dominic and Peter Martyr'' (1427-1428), San Marco, Osimo. *''Madonna della Misericordia'', Musée du petit palais,

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. *''Madonna and Child'', Santa Maria Assunta di Castelnuovo, Recanati *''Madonna del latte'' (Madonna of the Milk), Sant'Agnese, Montepulciano.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Domenico da Montepulciano 15th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 15th-century deaths Year of birth unknown