Niccolò Giolfino

Niccolò Giolfino (c. 1476 1555) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active mainly in Verona.

Saint Sebastian, Musée du Louvre, département des Arts Graphiques

Biography

He was a pupil of Liberale da Verona. One source attributes the influence of Andrea Mantegna. He painted mainly sacred subjects for local churches. He painted two canvases for a chapel in San Bernardino. He painted frescoes for the church of Santa Maria in Organo and in a chapel in San Bernardino. His brother, Paolo Giolfino, painted in a similar style.[1] Another of his pupils was Paolo Farinato.

References

  • Berenson, B. North Italian Painters of the Renaissance. (GP. Putnam's Sons publisher, 1907) p. 235.


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