Piergentile da Matelica (active first half 16th century) was an Italian painter of the

Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (800 BC to AD ...

period.

Biography

He was born apparently in

Matelica Matelica is a (municipality) of the Province of Macerata in the Italian region of Marche. Located about southwest of Ancona and west of Macerata, it extends over an area of . Geography Matelica lies in an ample valley where the Braccano cre ...

. Little is known of his biography. He was influenced or trained with

Luca Signorelli Luca Signorelli ( – 16 October 1523) was an Italian Renaissance painter from Cortona in Tuscany, who was noted in particular for his ability as a draftsman and his use of foreshortening. His massive frescos of the ''Last Judgment'' (1499–15 ...

. Some of his works were collaborations with Venanzio da Camerino, including altarpieces including the altarpiece of ''St Anne'' in San Menardo of

Arcevia Arcevia is a '' comune'' in the province of Ancona of the region of Marche, central-eastern Italy. History According to tradition, Arcevia originates from a Gallic settlement anterior to the Roman conquest of Italy; following that, it became ...

, or the fresco depicting the ''Assumption of the Virgin'' in the Sanctuary of Santa Maria delle Macchie in Gagliole, and others in the church of San Francesco in

Nocera Umbra Nocera Umbra is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Perugia, Italy, 15 kilometers north of Foligno, at an altitude of 520 m above sea-level. The ''comune'', covering an area of 157.19 km², is one of the largest in Umbria. History Ancie ...

. They also collaborated on the ''Madonna and Child between Saints Peter and Paul'' in the Pinacoteca of Macerata.Pinacoteca Civica Bruno Molajoli, Macerata
official website, short biography.

References

Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown People from Matelica 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Umbrian painters Italian Renaissance painters {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub