Francesco Da Tolentino
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Francesco Da Tolentino (active 1425 – 1435) was an
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painter. Born in
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, he probably left there as a young man for
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, then went on to paint in
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and elsewhere in Campania and
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, including Agro Nolano,
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, and
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. He painted a triptych for the Cathedral at
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. His work shows the influence, if not the mentorship, of Pietro Paolo Agabiti and Antonio Solario. biographies.


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Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown 15th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian Renaissance painters {{Italy-painter-15thC-stub