Silvestro Morvillo
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Silvestro Morvillo, also called il Bruno or Silvestro Bruno (born 1525, active 1571–1597) was an Italian painter of the late-
Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (800 BC to AD ...
period in
Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
. Morvillo studied under
Giovanni Bernardo Lama Giovanni Bernardo Lama (1508–1579) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active mainly in Naples. He was the son of a generally unknown artist, Matteo Lama. He was the apprentice of Giovanni Antonio D’Amato, then Polidoro da Cara ...
. One of his pupils was Antonio Sensibile born 1537.Grossi, page 96.


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* Italian Mannerist painters 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Naples Italian Renaissance painters 1525 births Year of death unknown {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub