Francesco Verla
Appearance
Francesco Verla (1470- circa 1521) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active in Northern Italy.
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Biography
[edit]He was born in Villaverla and died in Rovereto. He was a follower of Bartolomeo Montagna, and influenced by Mantegna and Perugino.[1] He is described by some, however, as emerging from the School of Vicenza.[2] An Enthroned Madonna and Child with Saints Joseph and Francis (1520) at the Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan, is attributed to Verla. A drawing depicting the Baptism of Christ at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York is attributed to Verla.[3]
Bibliography
[edit]- Mauro Lucco (a cura di), Mantegna a Mantova 1460-1506, catalogo della mostra, Skira Milano, 2006.
- Francesco Verla, pittore (Villaverla, 1470 cr. - Rovereto, 1521). by Lionello Puppi, CAT, 1967.
- ^ Enciclopedia Treccani, entry on Verla.
- ^ A Renaissance Painting, (Madonna of Mercy attributed to Verla), Bulletin of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Volume 3, page 111.
- ^ Morgan library, drawing of Verla.
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