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Scarsellino or Ippolito Scarsella (1550 (or 1551) – 28 October 1620) was an Italian mid-to-late sixteenth century reformist painter and one of the most important representatives of the School of Ferrara. His landscapes of both sacred and secular themes strongly anticipate the landscape painting traditions of the 17th century.Scarsellino (Ippolito Scarsella), ''Nymphs at the Bath''
at the

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Life

Ippolito Scarsella was born and died in Ferrara. His father was the lesser-known painter Sigismondo Scarsella, who was particularly skilled as an architect. Scarsellino traveled and worked extensively across Italy, encountering many influences.Veronique Damien, ''Quatre nouveaux tableaux génois de Strozzi, Castiglione, Piola et Baciccio''
Galerie Canesso, Paris, 2013, p. 8-11 He lived in Venice for four years around 1570. The exact date is not known. He reportedly trained in Venice in the studio of Veronese. Scarsellino worked alongside the brothers

Carracci The Carracci were a family of Italian artists. Notable members include: * Agostino Carracci (1557–1602), Italian painter and printmaker * Annibale Carracci (1560–1609), Italian Baroque painter and brother of Agostino Carracci * Ludovico Carracc ...

in the

Palazzo dei Diamanti Palazzo dei Diamanti is a Renaissance palace located on Corso Ercole I d'Este 21 in Ferrara, region of Emilia Romagna, Italy. The main floor of the Palace houses the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Ferrara (National Painting Gallery of Ferrara). History T ...

in Ferrara. As can be observed from their works, the Ferrarese artist and the Bolognese painters exhibited a reciprocal influence upon one another. To name just one of many examples, Ludovico Carracci's 1616 ''Martyrdom of Saint Margaret'' for the Church of San Maurizio in Mantua takes its inspiration from Scarsellino's painting of the same subject, executed five years prior for the Oratory of Saint Margaret in Ferrara.Ugo Ruggeri. "Scarsellino." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press. Web. 6 February 2017 One of Scarsellino's most important pupils was Costanzo Cattani.Dizionario storico degli uomini illustri ferraresi
by Luigi Ughi, p. 123

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Scarsellino was an easel painter as well as a fresco artist. He often painted the same subject with variations, in a range of different formats and supports. His early works show the influences of various contemporary styles. Initially he was inspired by the elegant figures of

Parmigianino Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola (11 January 150324 August 1540), also known as Francesco Mazzola or, more commonly, as Parmigianino (, , ; "the little one from Parma"), was an Italian Mannerist painter and printmaker active in Florence, Rome, B ...

(1503–1540), which were introduced in Ferrara by

Girolamo da Carpi Girolamo Da Carpi (1501 – 1 August 1556) was an Italian painter and decorator who worked at the Court of the House of Este in Ferrara. He began painting in Ferrara, by report apprenticing to Benvenuto Tisi (il Garofalo); but by age 20, he had ...

(1501 – c. 1557). He later set himself apart from this intellectual and highly formal vision of Mannerism by turning towards the magical, mood-driven world of

Dosso Dossi Giovanni di Niccolò de Luteri, better known as Dosso Dossi ( 1489–1542), was an Italian Renaissance painter who belonged to the School of Ferrara, painting in a style mainly influenced by Venetian painting, in particular Giorgione and early T ...

. During his stay in Venice he was introduced to the late works of

Giorgione Giorgione (, , ; born Giorgio Barbarelli da Castelfranco; 1477–78 or 1473–74 – 17 September 1510) was an Italian painter of the Venetian school during the High Renaissance, who died in his thirties. He is known for the elusive poetic quali ...

and those of Veronese and

Titian Tiziano Vecelli or Vecellio (; 27 August 1576), known in English as Titian ( ), was an Italian (Venetian) painter of the Renaissance, considered the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school. He was born in Pieve di Cadore, nea ...

, which were an important influence on his work. A number of his works are in the collection of the

Galleria Borghese The Galleria Borghese () is an art gallery in Rome, Italy, housed in the former Villa Borghese Pinciana. At the outset, the gallery building was integrated with its gardens, but nowadays the Villa Borghese gardens are considered a separate touris ...

in Rome, ''The Bathing Venus'', ''Diana and Endymion'' and ''Venus and Adonis''. Two of his paintings were destroyed during the bombing of Dresden at the end of World War II: ''Flight into Egypt'' and ''Holy Family at Work''.

Selected works

*''The Way to Calvary'' ( Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) *''The Martyrdom of Saint Venanatius of Camerino'' (Houston) *''Fame Conquering Time'' (

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, Hartford). *''Virgin Adored by Saints'' (1609;

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, New York) *''Landscape with Abraham and Isaac'' (Oxford) (attributed) *''Apollo'' (MFA, San Francisco) *''Madonna with Saints'' (c1600; MFA, Houston) *''Adoration of the Magi'' (c1600,

Capitoline Museums The Capitoline Museums ( Italian: ''Musei Capitolini'') are a group of art and archaeological museums in Piazza del Campidoglio, on top of the Capitoline Hill in Rome, Italy. The historic seats of the museums are Palazzo dei Conservatori and Pal ...

, Rome) *Allegorical Scene ( Pinacoteca Nazionale, Ferrara) *''Saint Demetrius'' (Museum of Fine Arts,

Boston Boston (), officially the City of Boston, is the state capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as well as the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the United States. It is the 24th- mo ...

) *''Virgin and Angels Imploring Christ not to Punish Lust, Avarice, and Pride'' (Pinacoteca,

Vatican Vatican may refer to: Vatican City, the city-state ruled by the pope in Rome, including St. Peter's Basilica, Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museum The Holy See * The Holy See, the governing body of the Catholic Church and sovereign entity recognized ...

) *''Judgment of Paris'' (

Uffizi Gallery The Uffizi Gallery (; it, Galleria degli Uffizi, italic=no, ) is a prominent art museum located adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria in the Historic Centre of Florence in the region of Tuscany, Italy. One of the most important Italian museums ...

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* {{Authority control 1550s births 1620 deaths 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 17th-century Italian painters Painters from Ferrara Italian Mannerist painters

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