Stefano Volpi or Volpe (c. 1585–1642) was an
Italian
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painter from the early
Baroque art period, mainly painting sacred subjects in Siena, Italy. According to
Luigi Lanzi
Luigi Lanzi (14 June 1732 – 30 March 1810) was an Italian art historian and archaeologist. When he died he was buried in the church of the Santa Croce at Florence by the side of Michelangelo.
Biography
Born in Treia, Lanzi was educated ...
, he was either a pupil or collaborator with
Rutilio Manetti
Rutilio di Lorenzo Manetti (c. 1571 – 22 July 1639) was an Italian painter of late- Mannerism or proto- Baroque, active mainly in Siena.
Biography
He was influenced and/or taught by the local artists Francesco Vanni and Ventura Salimbeni. He ...
.
La Scuola Fiorentina E La Senese
Volume 1, page 425. Among his works are paintings in the churches of Santi Quirico e Giulitta
The Roman Catholic titular church of Santi Quirico e Giulitta (Saints Quiricus and Julietta) in Rome is named after a son and mother who were martyred in 304 AD in Tarsus. The church is located in central Rome behind the Forum of Augustus. The add ...
, San Raimondo, San Sebastiano and San Domenico San Domenico may refer to:
Catholic saints
* Dominic de Guzmán (1170-1221), Spanish priest and founder of the Dominican Order
* San Domenico di Sora (951-1031), Italian abbot, patron saint of Villalago
Churches
* San Domenico, Arezzo (Basilica ...
in Siena.
References
1585 births
1642 deaths
People from the Province of Siena
17th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
Painters from Siena
Mannerist painters
Italian Baroque painters
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