Sebastiano Folli (1568–1621) was an

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painter of the late

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period. He was a scholar of Alessandro Casolano, and a native of

Siena Siena ( , ; traditionally spelled Sienna in English; ) is a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, and the capital of the province of Siena. It is the twelfth most populated city in the region by number of inhabitants, with a population of 52,991 ...

. He distinguished himself by several

fresco Fresco ( or frescoes) is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid ("wet") lime plaster. Water is used as the vehicle for the dry-powder pigment to merge with the plaster, and with the setting of the plaster, the painting become ...

es in the churches at Siena, particularly the

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of Santa Marta, and some subjects from the ''Life of St. Sebastian,'' in the church of that saint, painted in competition with

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, to whose pictures they are in no way inferior. He visited Rome, and was employed in some considerable works for the Cardinal de' Medici, afterwards

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. He died in 1621.

Works

In Siena

Basilica of San Domenico The Basilica of San Domenico is one of the major churches in Bologna, Italy. The remains of Saint Dominic, founder of the Order of Preachers (Dominicans), are buried inside the exquisite shrine Arca di San Domenico, made by Nicola Pisano and hi ...

**''Mystical Marriage of St Catherine of Alexandria'' (1609) * Casa Mensini: **''Four Evangelists'' (1619), fresco **''Glory and Triumph of Saint Lucia'' (1612), fresco * Church of San Pietro a Ovile: **''Famiglie di Gesù e di San Giovannino'' (1614) * Church of San Raimondo al Refugio: **''Gesù restituisce l’abito del povero a Santa Caterina'' **''St Catherine of Siena gives her coat to the poor'' * San Sebastiano: **''Glory of St. Sebastian with Virtue and Angels'' (1606) * Convent of Santa Marta: **''Santa Cecilia che suona'' (1615), in collaboration with Pietro Sorri *Convento delle Sperandie (Monastero delle Trafisse): **''Immacolata e santi'' (1605) **''Adoration of the Shepherds'' (1605), fresco **''Annunciation'' (1605), fresco **''Visitation'' (1605), fresco *Sant'Anna in Sant'Onofrio **''Morte di Sant'Onofrio'' (''Death of Saint Arnulf'') * Palazzo Piccolomini alla Postierla (Quattro Cantoni): **''Vision of St Sabinus'' (c. 1617) *

Palazzo Pubblico The Palazzo Pubblico (town hall) is a historic palace in Siena, Tuscany, in central Italy. Located on the Piazza del Campo, it is one of the principal architectural landmarks of the city's historic center. Construction began in 1297 to serve ...

**''Emperor Charles V Renewing the University Privileges in Siena'' (Council Hall, v. 1598) **''Virgin in Glory'' (new council hall) **''Madonna and child with Angels'' (third hall) **''Madonna of the Rosary'' (third hall, v. 1606) **''Martyrdom of St Sebastian'' (third hall, v. 1606) *

Pinacoteca Nazionale di Siena The Pinacoteca Nazionale is a national museum in Siena, Tuscany, Italy. Inaugurated in 1932, it houses especially late medieval and Renaissance paintings from Italian artists. It is housed in the Brigidi and Buonsignori palaces in the city's cente ...

: **''Madonna and child with St Savino'' (1612), 35th hall *Santa Caterina Sanctuary, Oratorio della Tintoria, frescoes (1607) **''Mission of Catherine to

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'' **''Catherine brings about Reconciliation with Florentines'' **''Return of Catherine to Florence'' *

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: **''St Caterina da Siena'' (c. 1610)

In other places

*''Pietà e Santi'', Santa Croce church, ''

Abbadia San Salvatore Abbadia San Salvatore is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southeast of Florence and about southeast of Siena, in the area of Monte Amiata. The town is named after the Abbey of th ...

'' *''Madonna col Bambino che consegna le chiavi a San Pietro'', San Biagio church,

Castiglione d'Orcia Castiglione d'Orcia is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Siena in the Italian region of Tuscany, located about southeast of Florence and about southeast of Siena, in the Val d'Orcia, not far from the Via Cassia. Castiglione d'Orci ...

*''Annunciazione'' (''Annunciation''), Lucignano Communal Museum, first hall, Lucignano *''Martirio di Santa Caterina d’Alessandria'' (''Martyr of St. Catherine of Alexandria''), Santa Caterina delle Ruote (1607),

Radicondoli Radicondoli is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Siena in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence and about southwest of Siena. Main sights Churches in Radicondoli include the ''Collegiata dei Santi Simon ...

Official website of the Commune of Radicondoli at the Chiesa di Santa Caterina delle Ruote and Monastero Agostiniano, retrieved on 5 November 2011

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* 1568 births 1621 deaths 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 17th-century Italian painters Painters from Siena {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub