Michele Coltellini (1480–1542) was an Italian painter, active mainly in

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Michele Coltellini Muerte de la Virgen 1502 PN Bolonia

Biography

He was a follower of Panetti and Garofalo, who lived in the 16th century. He is the author of a 'Dead Christ on the lap of the Virgin' in the Dresden Gallery, formerly assigned to Squarcione. His oldest panel is dated 1502, and represents the ''Death of the Virgin'': it is now in the possession of Count Mazza, at Ferrara. In the church of Sant'Andrea, in the same city, is a ''Virgin and Child between SS Michael, Catharine, John, and Jerome'', signed and dated 1506. The Gallery of Ferrara has a ''Madonna and Child and Saints'', signed by him in 1542. The dates of his birth and death are uncertain.

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* Works by Michele Coltellini a
Census of Ferrarese Paintings and Drawings
1480 births 1542 deaths 15th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 16th-century Italian painters Painters from Ferrara {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub