Giuseppe Maria Ficatelli

Giuseppe Maria Ficatelli (1639 – 3 September 1703) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period.[1]

Not to be confused with the mathematician Giuseppe Maria Figatelli (1611 – 1682).[2]

Biography edit

He was born in Cento, and pupil of Cesare Gennari, flourished in the latter half of the 17th century, and painted pictures for the churches of his native city.[3] His sons, Paolo Antonio (1671 – 17 February 1724) and Stefano Felice Ficatelli (8 April 1686 – 5 September 1771), inherited his studio and were active local painters.[1]

References edit

  • Bryan, Michael (1886). Robert Edmund Graves (ed.). Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical. Vol. I: A–K. London: George Bell and Sons. p. 483.
  1. ^ a b Farneti, Fabia (1997). "FICATELLI". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Volume 47: Ferrero–Filonardi (in Italian). Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. ISBN 978-8-81200032-6.
  2. ^ Preti, Cesare (2001). "GIUSEPPE MARIA da Cento". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Volume 57: Giulini–Gonzaga (in Italian). Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. ISBN 978-8-81200032-6.
  3. ^ Gli artisti italiani e stranieri negli stati estensi catalogo storico ... By Giuseppe Campori, pages 204.