Pietrafesa (painter)
| Giovanni De Gregorio | |
|---|---|
 Pietà, 1608, St. Francis Churh, Potenza | |
| Born |
1579 or 1580 Pietrafesa (now Satriano di Lucania), Basilicata, Italy |
| Died |
1656 Pignola |
| Other names | il Pietrafesa |
| Occupation | artist |
Giovanni De Gregorio, known as il Pietrafesa (1579 or 1580 in Pietrafesa (now Satriano di Lucania) - 1656 in Pignola, active 1653) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in the Basilicata region.[1] He painted an altar-piece of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary for the chapel of the convent of Marsico Nuovo.[2]
References
- ↑ Abbate, Francesco (2002). Storia dell'arte nell'Italia meridionale, Volume 4. Donzelli Editore. pp. 177–180. ISBN 9788879897204.
- ↑ De Dominici, Bernardo (1742). Vite dei Pittori, Scultori, ed Architetti Napolitani, Volume II. Stamperia del Ricciardi, Naples; Digitized by Googlebooks from Oxford University copy on February 1, 2007. p. 241.
- Bryan, Michael (1886). Robert Edmund Graves, ed. Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical (Volume I.: A-K). York St. #4, Covent Garden, London; Original from Fogg Library, Digitized May 18, 2007: George Bell and Sons. p. 7.
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