Filippo Tesauro (1260–1320) was an Italian painter of the
Renaissance
The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and covering the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized by an effort to revive and surpass id ...
period, active mainly in
Naples
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. He was the pupil of the painter
Tommaso de Stefani
Tommaso de Stefani (c. 1250 – c. 1310) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active mainly in Naples.
Biography
The details of painters of this period are nebulous and often confusing. In the absence of details, often Tuscan painters ...
the elder. In Naples, he painted the ''Life of St. Niccolo Eremita'' in
Santa Restituta
Santa Restituta is a church in Naples, southern Italy, dedicated to Saint Restituta. The foundation of the basilica is attributed to the Emperor Constantine the Great in the 4th century and is mentioned in a passage from the life of Pope Sylve ...
.
Sources
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*Hobbes JR. 435
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1260 births
1320 deaths
Trecento painters
13th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
Gothic painters
Painters from Naples