Giulio Cirello (1633 in
Padua
Padua ( ; it, Padova ; vec, Pàdova) is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, northern Italy. Padua is on the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice. It is the capital of the province of Padua. It is also the economic and communications hub of t ...
– 1709) was an Italian painter.
He trained under
Luca Ferrari
Luca Ferrari (February 17, 1605 – February 8, 1654) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period.
Biography
Also called ''Luca da Reggio''. He was reputedly initially a trainee of Alessandro Tiarini. Moschini identifies him as a pupil of Gui ...
in Padua. He mainly painted sacred subjects in a late-
Baroque style, though he was also valued as portraitist during his time. He painted an altarpiece for the church of San Giuseppe in Padua. He painted the walls of the
Palazzo Vescovile or the Bishop's palace, adjacent to the
Padua Cathedral
Padua Cathedral, or Basilica Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption ( it, Duomo di Padova; Basilica Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta), is a Catholic church and minor basilica located on the east end of Piazza Duomo, adjacent to the bishop's ...
; and two pieces for the church of La Rotonda in
Rovigo
Rovigo (, ; egl, Ruig) is a city and ''comune'' in the Veneto region of Northeast Italy, the capital of the eponymous province.
Geography
Rovigo stands on the low ground known as Polesine, by rail southwest of Venice and south-southwest of ...
.
Along with the fellow Luca da Reggio pupil,
Francesco Minorello, he painted two canvases, depicting ''St Agnes beaten by the Roman Prefect'' and ''St Martha as a Nun holding the cross sprays holy water on a Dragon'', for the church of
Sant'Agnese in Padua.
Guida per la citta di Padova
By Giannantonio Moschini, Fratelli Gamba, Padua (1817); page 1-2.
References
1633 births
1743 deaths
17th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
18th-century Italian painters
Painters from Padua
Italian Baroque painters
18th-century Italian male artists
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