Carlo Sellitto
Carlo Sellitto (1581 – 2 October 1614 in Naples) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. One of the most gifted followers of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610), Sellitto played an important role in the spread of Caravaggism to Naples and in the development away from Late Mannerism to a greater naturalism. The son of a painter and gilder, he was apprenticed briefly to the Piedmontese painter Giovanni Antonio Ardito (c. late 16th century–early 17th) before moving (c.
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- Name
- Carlo Sellitto
- Born
- 1581
- Birthplace
- Montemurro, Basilicata, Italy
- Died
- 2 October 1614
- Place of death
- Naples
- Occupation
- painter
- Movements
- Mannerism · Caravaggisti
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1591) to the studio of the Flemish painter Louis Croys. The talent for portraiture that Sellitto had shown while working with Croys brought him commissions from the court and aristocracy, although none of these documented works has been identified. Sellitto would have known Caravaggio during the artist's exile in Naples in 1606/1607, but the date indicates that this Baptist (illustrated) was painted several years previously – cf. Caravaggio's own treatment of the theme of John the Baptist. He died on 2 October 1614 after a brief 6-year independent career.
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Carlo Sellitto died on 2 November 1614.
Carlo Sellitto Salomé recibe de Herodías la cabeza del Bautista
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• Name — Carlo Sellitto • Born — 1581 • Birthplace — Montemurro, Basilicata, Italy • Died — 2 October 1614 • Place of death — Naples
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Carlo Sellitto (1581 – 2 November 1614) is described as a painter in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Getty Union List of Artist Names. Carlo Sellitto was born in 1581 in Naples.
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