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Ippolito Borghese (late 16th century – March 1627) was an Italian painter of the late- Assumption
in Naples. One of his pupils was
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Ippolito Borghese (late 16th century – March 1627) was an Italian painter of the late-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 ...
, born in Sigillo
Sigillo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 35 km northeast of Perugia.
Sigillo borders the following municipalities: Costacciaro, Fabriano, Fossato di Vico, Gubbio.
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(near Perugia).
His training was probably in Rome, where he became a follower of Scipione Pulzone
Scipione Pulzone (1544 – February 1, 1598), also known as Il Gaetano, was a Neapolitan painter of the late Italian Renaissance. His work differs in several respects from the Mannerist style predominant at the time. He was active mainly in ...
and was influenced by the painterly traditions of Federigo Barocci
Federico Barocci (also written ''Barozzi'')(c. 1535 in Urbino – 1612 in Urbino) was an Italian Renaissance painter and printmaker. His original name was Federico Fiori, and he was nicknamed Il Baroccio. His work was highly esteemed and inf ...
. He then moved to Naples
Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...
. He was influenced by the circle of Mannerist
Mannerism, which may also be known as Late Renaissance, is a style in European art that emerged in the later years of the Italian High Renaissance around 1520, spreading by about 1530 and lasting until about the end of the 16th century in Ita ...
artists active in the Rome of Sixtus V
Pope Sixtus V ( it, Sisto V; 13 December 1521 – 27 August 1590), born Felice Piergentile, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 April 1585 to his death in August 1590. As a youth, he joined the Franciscan order ...
. In 1598 he completed a ''St. George and the dragon'' for the Duomo of Ischia
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. In 1601 he signed a canvas in Carpignano Salentino
Carpignano Salentino (Salentino: ) is a town and ''comune'' in the Italian province of Lecce in the Apulia region of south-east Italy. It includes the ''frazione
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. He painted a ''Madonna & saints'' (1601) for the church of Santa Maria della Grotta in Carpignano. In 1603, he painted an ''Assumption of the Virgin'' for the Chapel of the Palace of Monte di Pietà in Naples.in Naples. One of his pupils was
Paolo Domenico Finoglia
Paolo Domenico Finoglia, or Finoglio (c. 1590 – 1645), was an Italian painter of the early- Baroque period, active mainly in South Italy, including Naples and towns in Apulia.
Life
Finoglia was born in Orta di Atella, near Naples, but someti ...
. In 1605, he painted for the church of Santa Teresa in Studi.
He painted numerous altarpieces intended for Neapolitan churches such as Santa Maria la Nova
Santa Maria la Nova is a Renaissance style, now-deconsecrated, Roman Catholic church and monastery in central Naples. The church is located at the beginning of a side street directly across from the east side of the main post office, a few b ...
, the Bishop's seminary, and Santi Filippo e Giacomo, as well as for churches in surrounding sites such as Lucera
Lucera ( Lucerino: ) is an Italian city of 34,243 inhabitants in the province of Foggia in the region of Apulia, and the seat of the Diocese of Lucera-Troia.
Located upon a flat knoll in the Tavoliere Plains, near the foot of Daunian Mountain ...
, Regoledo, Corigliano Calabro
Corigliano Calabro is a town and a ''frazione'' of Corigliano-Rossano located in the province of Cosenza, c. 40 km northeast of the city of Cosenza, in Calabria, southern Italy.
Geography
It is situated near the mouth of a river of the same ...
, Amalfi
Amalfi (, , ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno, in the region of Campania, Italy, on the Gulf of Salerno. It lies at the mouth of a deep ravine, at the foot of Monte Cerreto (1,315 metres, 4,314 feet), surrounded by dramatic c ...
, Caiazzo
Caiazzo (also Cajazzo) (Campanian: ) is a city and ''comune'' in the province of Caserta (Campania) in Italy. It is located on the right bank of the Volturnus, some northeast of Capua.
History
The ancient Caiatia was already in the hands of th ...
, San Gregorio Armeno
San Gregorio Armeno ("St. Gregory the Armenian") is a church and a monastery in Naples, Italy. It is one of the most important Baroque complexes in Naples. The church is located on a street of the same name just south of Via dei Tribunali and a ...
, Meta di Sorrento
Meta (or, wrongly, Meta di Sorrento) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about 25 km southeast of Naples.
Meta borders the municipalities of Piano di Sorrento and Vico E ...
, and Atri
Atri ( sa, अत्रि) or Attri is a Vedic sage, who is credited with composing numerous hymns to Agni, Indra, and other Vedic deities of Hinduism. Atri is one of the Saptarishi (seven great Vedic sages) in the Hindu tradition, and the o ...
. In 1627, he collaborated with Finoglia in a polyptych for the church of Sant'Antonio in Lauria
Lauria is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Potenza, in Basilicata, southern Italy, situated near the borders of Calabria. It is a walled, medieval town on the steep side of a hill, with another portion of municipal territory in the pla ...
.
References
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Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Perugia
Banca dell'Umbria 1462 S.p.A. or previously known as Cassa di Risparmio di Perugia was an Italian savings bank. The bank became a subsidiary of UniCredit in 1999 and ceased to exist in 2005. However, its former owner Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio ...
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*Short biography from ''il portale del Sud'Notes
{{DEFAULTSORT:Borghese, Ippolito 16th-century births 1627 deaths People from the Province of Perugia 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 17th-century Italian painters Painters from Naples Italian Mannerist painters