Francesco Da Tolentino (active 1425 – 1435) was an
Italian
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painter. Born in
Tolentino
Tolentino ( Maceratese: ''Tulindì'') is a town and ''comune'' of about 19,000 inhabitants, in the province of Macerata in the Marche region of central Italy.
It is located in the middle of the valley of the Chienti.
History
Signs of the firs ...
, he probably left there as a young man for
Umbria
Umbria ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region of central Italy. It includes Lake Trasimeno and Cascata delle Marmore, Marmore Falls, and is crossed by the Tiber. It is the only landlocked region on the Italian Peninsula, Apennine Peninsula. The re ...
, then went on to paint in
Naples
Naples ( ; ; ) is the Regions of Italy, regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 908,082 within the city's administrative limits as of 2025, while its Metropolitan City of N ...
and elsewhere in Campania and
Apulia
Apulia ( ), also known by its Italian language, Italian name Puglia (), is a Regions of Italy, region of Italy, located in the Southern Italy, southern peninsular section of the country, bordering the Adriatic Sea to the east, the Strait of Ot ...
, including
Agro Nolano,
Melfi
Melfi ( Lucano: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Vulture area of the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. Geographically, it is midway between Naples and Bari. In 2015 it had a population of 17,768.
Geography
On a ...
, and
Serracapriola
Serracapriola ('Særræchæprióle' or simply 'a Særre' in the local '' apulo-molisana speech'') is an Italian town of 4,039 inhabitants, located in the province of Foggia, Apulia. It is part of the Gargano National Park, and it is ...
. He painted a triptych for the Cathedral at
Melfi
Melfi ( Lucano: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Vulture area of the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata. Geographically, it is midway between Naples and Bari. In 2015 it had a population of 17,768.
Geography
On a ...
. His work shows the influence, if not the mentorship, of
Pietro Paolo Agabiti and
Antonio Solario.
[ biographies.]
References
Year of birth unknown
Year of death unknown
15th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
Italian Renaissance painters
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