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Stefano Folchetti
Stefano Folchetti (active in 15th-century through early 16th-century) was an Italian painter active in the Quattrocento period, mainly in the region of Marche. He was born in San Ginesio. His triptych depicting ''St Lawrence on left, St Catherine of Alexandria with Virgin and child and angelic musicians at center, and papal saint on right'' (1507) was painted for the Collegiata di San Lorenzo at Urbisaglia. One of his works is a heavily gilded ''Adoration of the Magi'' at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. There are two works on display in the Pinacoteca Civica of San Ginesio in the Marche. entry on Pinacoteca Civica Scipione Gentili in San Ginesio. References * 15th-century Italian painters Ital ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quattrocento
The cultural and artistic events of Italy during the period 1400 to 1499 are collectively referred to as the Quattrocento (, , ) from the Italian word for the number 400, in turn from , which is Italian for the year 1400. The Quattrocento encompasses the artistic styles of the late Middle Ages (most notably International Gothic), the early Renaissance (beginning around 1425), and the start of the High Renaissance, generally asserted to begin between 1495 and 1500. Historical context After the decline of the Western Roman Empire in 476, economic disorder and disruption of trade spread across Europe. This was the beginning of the Early Middle Ages, which lasted roughly until the 14th century, when trade increased, population began to expand and the people regained their authority. In the late Middle Ages, the political structure of the European continent slowly coalesced from small, turbulent fiefdoms into larger, more stable nation states ruled by monarchies. In Italy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |