Lelio Orsi

Lelio Orsi was an Italian painter and architect (1508–1587). He was born at Novellara.

Also recorded as Lelio da Novellara; Laelio Urso; Aurelio Novellara; Lelio Orsi da Novellara; Aurelio della Novellara; Aurelio da Nuvolara.

Lelio Orsi in brief

Born
1508
Died
1587
Known for
painter and architect
Place of birth
Novellara
Contents

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Lelio da Novellara, Laelio Urso, Aurelio Novellara, Lelio Orsi da Novellara and Aurelio della Novellara. His recorded language was Italian.

Recognition and collections

Work by Lelio Orsi is held by Minneapolis Institute of Art, Museo del Prado, J. Paul Getty Museum and National Gallery of Victoria.

Catalogued works

20 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1511 to 4028.

The Temptation of Saint Anthony, dated 1570, held by J. Paul Getty Museum, inventory 96.PA.10. Cavalry Battle, dated 1555, held by Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK), inventory 1956-U. The Walk to Emmaus, dated 1560, held by National Gallery, inventory NG1466. The Adoration of the Shepherds, dated 1570, held by Gemäldegalerie Berlin, inventory 1942. Entombment, dated 1578, held by Musée des beaux-arts de Nîmes, inventory IP 2633. Le Christ au roseau, dated 1575, held by Musée Fabre, inventory 2012.19.47. St Michael subduing Satan and weighing the Souls of the Dead, dated 1540, held by Ashmolean Museum, inventory WA1960.70. Madonna med barnet samt apostlen Andreas (t.v.) og den hellige Judas (t.h.), dated 4028, held by Statens Museum for Kunst, inventory KKS6744. Lelio Orsi. Orsi a Novellara. Virgin adoring the Christ Child, dated probably 17th century, ivory, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1976.422.5. Ornamental Frieze, dated 1511–87, pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 2000.91.9. Battle Scene, dated 1531–87, pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, highlighted with white gouache, over black chalk; squared in black chalk, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1998.129.1. Triumphal Scene, dated 1531–87, pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, heightened with white gouache, over black chalk, held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inventory 1998.129.2. Apollo Driving the Chariot of the Sun, dated 1544/45, pen and black ink, with brush and brown wash, heightened with white opaque watercolor, with incising, on cream laid paper prepared with a light brown wash, laid down on thick laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2019.855. Dead Christ Supported by Holy Women and Angels, dated n.d., pen and brown ink on blue laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1922.460. Sacrifice of Isaac, dated n.d., brush and brown ink and wash, heightened with lead white (partly oxidized), covered with shellac, on cream laid paper, laid down on card, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1922.1031. A Sacristy with Capuchin Friars, dated n.d., black crayon on ivory wove paper, laid down on board, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1993.248.1203. The Conversion of St. Paul, dated after 1575, pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1951.348. Ceres, dated 16th century, pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash; incised, squared in black chalk, framing lines in graphite (left and bottom), held by The Cleveland Museum of Art, inventory 1939.655.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 13 named public collections.

J. Paul Getty Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK): 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Vlaamse Kunstcollectie: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. National Gallery: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Gemäldegalerie Berlin: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Musée des beaux-arts de Nîmes: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Musée Fabre: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Department of Paintings of the Louvre: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Ashmolean Museum: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Statens Museum for Kunst: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 7 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 4 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Cleveland Museum of Art: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Orsi, Lelio, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Orsi, Lelio, Oxford Art Online, 2003.

Digitised editions and texts

7 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

The Conversion of St. Paul (1575) — Internet Archive. Ornamental Frieze (1511) — Internet Archive. Triumphal Scene (1511) — Internet Archive. Ceres — Internet Archive. Virgin adoring the Christ Child — Internet Archive. Battle Scene (1511) — Internet Archive. A Man Shooting a Crossbow (1579) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 10 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 7 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 7 means 7 genuinely separate publishers of record. 11 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1508Lelio Orsi born at Novellara.
  2. 1511Ornamental Frieze digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1511Triumphal Scene digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1511Battle Scene digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1555Cavalry Battle (Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK)).
  6. 1560The Walk to Emmaus (National Gallery).
  7. 1570The Temptation of Saint Anthony (J. Paul Getty Museum).
  8. 1570The Adoration of the Shepherds (Gemäldegalerie Berlin).
  9. 1575Le Christ au roseau (Musée Fabre).
  10. 1575The Conversion of St. Paul digitised by Internet Archive.
  11. 1578Entombment (Musée des beaux-arts de Nîmes).
  12. 1587Lelio Orsi died at Novellara.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Open Library author record for Lelio Orsi (Internet Archive), 2 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  2. 2.

    Orsi, Lelio, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Orsi, Lelio, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 7650551-0, Casa di Lelio Orsi (Novellara).

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  5. 5.

    Internet Archive, 7 digitised items catalogued under Lelio Orsi as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  6. 6.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Lelio Orsi.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  7. 7.

    The Cleveland Museum of Art, open access collection records associated with Lelio Orsi.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Cleveland Museum of Art

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  8. 8.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art, collection records associated with Lelio Orsi (7 objects).

    museum collection · Unverified · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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  9. 9.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q860728: Lelio Orsi

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  10. 10.

    “Lelio Orsi”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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