Stefano Folchetti (active in 15th-century through early 16th-century) was an Italian painter active in the

Quattrocento The cultural and artistic events of Italy during the period 1400 to 1499 are collectively referred to as the Quattrocento (, , ) from the Italian word for the number 400, in turn from , which is Italian for the year 1400. The Quattrocento encom ...

period, mainly in the region of

Marche Marche ( ; ), in English sometimes referred to as the Marches ( ) from the Italian name of the region (Le Marche), is one of the Regions of Italy, twenty regions of Italy. The region is located in the Central Italy, central area of the country, ...

. He was born in

San Ginesio San Ginesio is an Italian Comune (Italy), municipality with a population of 3,040 inhabitants located in the Province of Macerata within the Marche region. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). Phy ...

. His triptych depicting ''St Lawrence on left, St Catherine of Alexandria with Virgin and child and angelic musicians at center, and papal saint on right'' (1507) was painted for the Collegiata di San Lorenzo at

Urbisaglia Urbisaglia () is a (municipality) in the province of Macerata, Marche, Italy. Its name comes from the ancient Roman town of Urbs Salvia, which is now in an archaeological park. History The ancient town was founded during the 2nd century BC a ...

. One of his works is a heavily gilded ''Adoration of the Magi'' at the

Philadelphia Museum of Art The Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) is an List of art museums#North America, art museum originally chartered in 1876 for the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. The main museum building was completed in 1928 on Fairmount, a hill located at ...

. There are two works on display in the Pinacoteca Civica of

in the Marche.Province of Macerata
entry on Pinacoteca Civica Scipione Gentili in San Ginesio.

References

* 15th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 16th-century Italian painters Italian Renaissance painters People from Macerata People from San Ginesio {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub