Fra Semplice
Fra Semplice da Verona (c. 1589, Verona – 1654, Rome) was an Italian painter of the Baroque era, active in Verona. He was a friend of Paolo Massimo and trained with Marcantonio Bassetti.
Also recorded as Semplice da Verona · Fra Semplice da Verona · Semplice · Frà Semplice Cappuccino
Fra Semplice
Fra Semplice · immagine scannerizzata da "LE COLLEZIONI GONZAGA La quadreria nell'elenco dei beni", di Raffaella Morselli, 1990. · Public domain
- Born
- 1589 · Verona.
- Died
- 1654 · Rome.
- Nationality
- Republic of Venice
- Occupation
- painter
- Teachers
- Felice Riccio
- Languages
- Italian
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Fra Semplice da Verona (c. 1589, Verona – 1654, Rome) was an Italian painter of the Baroque era, active in Verona. He was a friend of Paolo Massimo and trained with Marcantonio Bassetti.
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Also known as Fra Semplice of Verona. He painted in Venice and Rome. He painted a St Felix, Martyr for a church in Castelfranco. He also painted The ousting of the unworthy guest once owned by Charles I of England.
Training under Felice Riccio is recorded. The recorded working language is Italian. Places of work recorded in the authority are Parma, Mantua and Rome. Work by Fra Semplice is recorded in the collections of Museum of Grenoble.
Saint François d'Assise coupant les cheveux de Sainte Claire de Fra Semplice da Verona
Fra Semplice da Verona (1589-1654) · Own work, Tylwyth Eldar, 2018-08-04 11:12:14
Photo du musée de Grenoble, lors de la WikiConvention Francophone 2018.
Fra Semplice · Own work, X-Javier, 2018-10-06 14:12:58
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