Simone Carretta (active 1536–1586) was an Italian painter, active in a Mannerist style.

Biography

There are few biographical details on his life. He was born in

Modena Modena (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language#Dialects, Modenese, Mòdna ; ett, Mutna; la, Mutina) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern I ...

. He appears to have been influenced by

Fra Bartolomeo Fra Bartolomeo or Bartolommeo (, , ; 28 March 1472 – 31 October 1517), also known as Bartolommeo di Pagholo, Bartolommeo di S. Marco, and his original nickname Baccio della Porta, was an Italian Renaissance painter of religious subjects. ...

. He is said to have fled Modena for political reasons. He is known for three altarpieces:Sacrum Luce
website. *''Mystical Marriage of St Catherine'' (1538) for the church of Santi Michele e Caterina, Colognora di Valdiroggio, within

Pescaglia Pescaglia is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence and about northwest of Lucca. Pescaglia borders the following municipalities: Borgo a Mozzano, Camaiore, Fabbri ...

*''Enthroned Madonna and Child with Saints'' (1556) for the parish church of San Bartolomeo,

*''Madonna and Child with Saints Paul, Peter and Angel with Cymbal'' (1568) for the parish church of Trassilico in Garfagnana, within

Gallicano Gallicano is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lucca in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence and about northwest of Lucca. The municipality is located in Serchio Valley, on the right bank of the Serchio ...

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Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian Mannerist painters Painters from Modena {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub