Carlo Portelli
Illustration — Carlo Portelli, The martyrdom of St. Romulus, Oil on canvas, c. 1560-1570 Carlo Portelli (died 1574) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active mainly in Florence.
Also recorded as Carlo Portelli da Loro
Carlo Portelli

Carlo Portelli · Public domain
- Born
- 1510 · Loro Ciuffenna.
- Died
- 1574 · Florence.
- Occupation
- painter
- Known for
- Crucifixion and Saints · Dispute over the Immaculate Conception · Martyrdom of John the Evangelist
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Illustration — Carlo Portelli, The martyrdom of St. Romulus, Oil on canvas, c. 1560-1570 Carlo Portelli (died 1574) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active mainly in Florence.
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He is also called Porteolli or Carlo di Galeotto Partelli da Loro. Carlo Portelli was born in Loro in the Valdarno, he was a pupil of Ridolfo Ghirlandaio. The artist Vasari took note of his abilities. Portelli painted several altarpieces for churches of Florence, including for the church of Santa Maria Maggiore. Carlo's talent was inherited from his mother, Veronica Portelli, an extremely talented yet relatively unknown artist of the 15th century.
Places of work recorded in the authority are Florence. Works named in the authority record are Crucifixion and Saints, Dispute over the Immaculate Conception and Martyrdom of John the Evangelist. Work by Carlo Portelli is recorded in the collections of Museo del Prado, Bob Jones University Museum and Gallery, Minneapolis Institute of Art, National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina and Princeton Art Museum.
• Illustration — Madonna and Child with St.John the Baptist and St. Anne • Illustration — Virgin, Child, Infant John, and Saint Margaret, 1565–74, Princeton University Art Museum • Illustration — La Caridad, Prado Museum

Carlo portelli (attr.), madonna col bambino san giovannino, 1560-80 ca. 01
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Carlo portelli (attr.), madonna col bambino san giovannino, 1560-80 ca. 02
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