Leonardo da Pistoia
Leonardo da Pistoia, also known as Leonardo Grazia, (1502 – ca. 1548) was an Italian painter of the Mannerism school.
Biography
[edit]Da Pistoia was born in the city of Pistoia, Tuscany, and died in Naples.
According to Benezit, he is often confused with Leonardo di Francesco di Lazzaro Malatesta (ca. 1483 – after 1518). Both men were known as "Leonardo da Pistoia" or as "Malatesta." In Naples, da Pistoia was also known as "Guido da Napoli" or as "Guelfo dal Celano."[1]
Early in his career, da Pistoia worked in Rome under Gianfrancesco Penni (also known as "il Fattore"). He was a copyist of Raphael's paintings. He and Penni later relocated to Naples. While there, da Pistoia painted for the churches of Santa Maria del Parto a Mergellina, San Domenico Maggiore, and Monte Oliveto.[2]
His pupils in Naples included Girolamo Siciolante da Sermoneta and Francesco Curia.[3]
References
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- ^ Guida di Pistoia per gli amanti delle belle arti con notizie, by Francesco Tolomei, 1821, pages 181–182.
- ^ F. Tolomei, pages 183–184.
- ^ F. Tolomei, page 184.
Bibliography
[edit]- Farquhar, Maria (1855). Ralph Nicholson Wornum (ed.). Biographical Catalogue of the Principal Italian Painters. London: Woodfall & Kinder.
Wornum principal painters.