Internet Museum of Fine Arts

The Italian Schools

 

1001 paintings

612 artists

 

Schools

Paintings

Artists

Abruzzi

1

1

Arezzo

1

1

Bergamo

9

6

Bologna

64

34

Brescia

18

5

Central Italian

3

3

Cremona

12

9

Emilia

4

4

Ferrara

30

15

Florence

189

115

Forli

1

1

Genoa

22

15

Lombardy

23

14

Lucca

11

9

Mantua

9

4

Marches

11

12

Milan

31

19

Modena

9

4

Naples

45

34

North Italian

1

1

Padua

10

6

Parma

12

8

Piedmont

9

7

Pisa

7

7

Pistoia

5

4

Rimini

8

4

Romagna

12

10

Rome

73

49

Sicily

5

4

Siena

112

49

Tuscan

5

4

Umbria

52

28

Venice

267

100

Vercelli

7

4

Verona

18

13

Vicenza

8

3

Viterbo

3

3

XIX Century

18

20

Unclassified

14 modern

 

 


Abruzzi artists and paintings

 

Artist:                            Andrea Delitio

Title or description:            Madonna & child

Image:

Nationality:                          Italian

School:                                   Abruzzi

Artist's date of birth:

Artist's date of death:

Period active:                       1450-1470

Year painted:

Medium:                                Panel

Dimensions:                          27" x 20" = 68 x 50 cm.

Last known sale:                  4 February 1977, Christie's, London

Price:                                      £4,000 = $6,840

Current owner/location:     unknown

Notes:                                     a/k/a Andrea da Lecce

 

 


Arezzo artists and paintings

 

Artist:                            Gregorio & Donato d'Arezzo

Title or description:            St. Catherine of Alexandria: 12 Scenes from her life

Nationality:                          Italian

School:                                   Arezzo

Artist's date of birth:          Doc. 1315

Artist's date of death:         c. 1340

Year Painted:                       c. 1330

Medium:                                Tempera on wood

Dimensions:                          39.75 x 67 inches  = 100 x 170 cm.

Current Owner/Location: Getty Museum

 

 

Artist:                            Unknown

Title or description:            Christ washing the disciples' feet

Nationality:                          Italian

School:                                   Arezzo

Artist's date of birth:

Artist's date of death:

Period:                                   XIV Century

Year Painted:

Medium:                                Panel

Dimensions:                          13 x 17 inches  = 34 x 42 cm.

Last Sale:                              19 April 1965, Christie's, London

Price:                                      £30,000 = $38,100

Current Owner/Location:

Notes:                                     Aretine

 

 


Bergamo artists and paintings

 

Artist:                            Francesco Zucco

Title or description:            Portrait of a Boy in Elegant Dress

Nationality:                          Italian

School:                                   Bergamo

Artist's Date of Birth:         c. 1570

Artist's Date of Death:        1627

Medium:                                Oil on canvas

Dimensions:                          38.75 x 29.5 inches  =  98 x 75 cm.

Last Sale:                              24 March 1983, Sotheby's, New York

Price:                                      $7,700

 

 

Artist:                            Carlo Ceresa

Title or description:            Portrait of a Young Man with Coat of Arms

Nationality:                          Italian

School:                                   Bergamo

Artist's Date of Birth:         1609

Artist's Date of Death:        1679

Medium:                                Oil on canvas

Dimensions:                          63 x 40.5 cm.

Last Sale:                              28 September 1983, Christie's, London

Current Owner/Location:  Hon. Mrs. Plunket; Luttrellstown Castle, Clonsille,   County Dublin, .Ireland

 

 

Artist:                            Evanisto Baschenis

Title or description:            Still Life with Musical Instruments

Image:

Nationality:

Italian

School:                                   Bergamo

Artist's date of birth:          1617

Artist's date of death:         1677

Medium:                                Signed oil on canvas

Dimensions:                          98 x 145 cm.

Current Owner/Location:  Campirone d'Italia; Silvano Lodi Collection

Notes:             From Conte Morani, Bergamo, and then private Switzerland


Artist:                            Vittore Ghislandi  a/k/a Fra Galgario

Title or description:            Portrait of a Jeweller

Image:

Nationality:                          Italian

School:                                   Bergamo

Artist's date of birth:          1655

Artist's date of death:         1743

Period:

Year painted:

Medium:                                Oil on canvas

Dimensions:                          73 x 57 cm.

Last Sale:

Price:

Current Owner/Location:  Baron Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza

Notes:

 

 

Artist:                            Vittore Ghislandi a/k/a Fra Galgario

Title or description:            Portrait of a Man in a Coat lapel trimmed in fur, shirt with lace collar

Nationality:                          Italian

School:                                   Bergamo

Artist's Date of Birth:         1655

Artist's Date of Death:        1743

Period:

Year painted:

Medium:                                Oil on canvas

Dimensions:                          77 x 63 cm.

Last sale:                               Advertised in Burlington Magazine, March 1987

Price:

Current owner/location:

Notes:

 

 

Artist:                            Vittore Ghislandi, a/k/a Fra Galgario

Title or description:            Portrait of a Noble

Image:

Nationality:                          Italian

School:                                   Bergamo

Artist's date of birth:          1655

Artist's date of death:         1743

Medium:                                Oil on canvas

Dimensions:                          98 x 74 cm.

Last sale:                               1965, Auction #14 Obis, Mayer

Price:                                      65,000 Austrian shillings = 12,350 French francs


Artist:                            Bartholomeo Bettera

Title or description:            Still Life of 3 lutes, violin, guitar, and other objects spread on a table draped with an oriental rug.

Nationality:                          Italian

School:                                   Bergamo

Artist's date of birth:          1639

Artist's date of death:         After 1688

Medium:                                Oil on canvas

Dimensions:                          45.25 x 59  inches = 115 x 150 cm.

Last Sale:                              14 January 1988; Sotheby's, New York

Price:                                      £18,079 = $32,000; price was $35,200, including         commission.

 

 

Artist:                            Bonaventura Bettera

Title or description:            Still Life of Musical Instruments w/ World Map  (One of two paintings)

Image:

Nationality:                          Italian

School:                                   Bergamo

Artist's date of birth:          1663

Artist's date of death:

Period:

Year painted:

Medium:                                Oil on canvas - octagon

Dimensions:                          28 x 28 inches = 70 x 70 cm.

Last sale:                               18 May 1990;  Christie's, Rome

Price:                                      55 million lire = £26,596 = $44,947 for the pair.

 

 

Artist:                            Andrea Previtali

Title or description:            Madonna & Child

Nationality:                          Italian

School:                                   Bergamo

Artist's date of birth:          c. 1470

Artist's date of death:         1528

Period:                                   active from 1502 - 1528

Medium:                                Wood

Dimensions:                          62 x 50 cm.

Current owner/location:     Baron Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza

Notes:                                     Pupil of Giovanni Bellini, influenced by Lotto


Artist:                            Andrea Previtali

Title or Description:            Virgin and Child with a kneeling male donor.

Nationality:                          Italian

School:                                   Bergamasque - Venetian Bergamo

Artist's date of birth:          c. 1470

Artist's date of death:         1528

Period:                                   Active from 1502 - 1528

Year painted:                       Signed, dated 1506

Medium:                                Panel

Dimensions:                          19 x 25 inches  = 49 x 64 cm.

Last sale:                               30 November 1979, Christie's, London

Price:                                      £32,000 = $70,100

 

 

Artist:                            Andrea Previtali

Title or description:            An Allegory

Image:

Nationality:                          Italian

School:                                   Bergamasque - Venetian Bergamo

Artist's date of birth:          c. 1470

Artist's date of death:         1528

Period:                                   Active from 1502 - 1528

Year painted:

Medium:                                Panel

Dimensions:                          17 x 27 inches

Last sale:                               20 July 1973, Christie's, London

Price:                                      £36,750 = $92,610

 

 

Artist:                            Bernardino Licinio

Title or description:            Salome receiving severed head of John the Baptist.

Nationality:                          Italian

School:                                   Bergamo - Venetian

Artist's date of birth:          c. 1489 - 1491

Artist's date of death:         c. 1549 - 1565

Medium:                                Oil on canvas

Dimensions:                          70 x 105 cm

Last sale:                               11 June 1973, Christie's, Rome

Price:                                      10 million lira = £6,666 = $16,998


Artist:                            Bernardino Licinio

Title or description:            Portrait of a Gentleman