Nicola Filotesio
Illustration — Assumption of the Virgin (Vatican Museums, Rome) Nicola Filotesio (9 September 1480 [differing sources give 1489]—31 August 1547 [sources also give 1559]) was an Italian painter, architect and sculptor of the Renaissance period, active primarily in or near the town of Ascoli Piceno (modern capital of Ascoli Piceno Province in the Marche region). A native of the town of Amatrice in the Bourbon region of Abruzzo (at present day part of the Province of Rieti in the Lazio region), Nicola Filotesio also appears in contemporary records as Cola dell'Amatrice or Cola Amatricius. The son of Mariano Filotesio, he trained with Dionisio Cappelli, painted frescoes at Città di Castello and completed, between 1514 and 1535, works of art in Ascoli Piceno.
Also recorded as Cola dall' Amatrice · Cola dalla Matrice · Nicola dalla Matrice · Niccolo di Filotesio
Nicola Filotesio
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- Born
- 1480. · Amatrice.
- Died
- 1547. · Ascoli Piceno.
- Occupation
- painter, architect and sculptor.
- Teachers
- Carlo Crivelli.
- Known for
- Basilica of San Bernardino, Assumption of the Virgin and Enthroned Madonna and Saints.
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Illustration — Assumption of the Virgin (Vatican Museums, Rome) Nicola Filotesio (9 September 1480 [differing sources give 1489]—31 August 1547 [sources also give 1559]) was an Italian painter, architect and sculptor of the Renaissance period, active primarily in or near the town of Ascoli Piceno (modern capital of Ascoli Piceno Province in the Marche region). A native of the town of Amatrice in the Bourbon region of Abruzzo (at present day part of the Province of Rieti in the Lazio region), Nicola Filotesio also appears in contemporary records as Cola dell'Amatrice or Cola Amatricius. The son of Mariano Filotesio, he trained with Dionisio Cappelli, painted frescoes at Città di Castello and completed, between 1514 and 1535, works of art in Ascoli Piceno.
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Nicola Filotesio (1480–1547) was an architect, painter and sculptor. Born in Amatrice, the architect died in Ascoli Piceno. Nicola Filotesio was also known as Cola dell'Amatrice.
Works include Assumption of the Virgin, Basilica of San Bernardino and Enthroned Madonna and Saints. Works by Nicola Filotesio are held at Gemäldegalerie Berlin, Museo Diocesano and National Gallery of Victoria, among others.
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He designed the façade of the basilica of San Bernardino in L'Aquila. The date and place of Nicola Filotesio's birth have been historically recorded, but the year has varied within a nine-year period, having been variously indicated as 1480 and 1489. Similarly, the date of his death and the place (Ascoli Piceno) are on record, but the year has varied within a twelve-year range, being given as 1547 or 1559. A museum dedicated to Filotesio's work stood in the town of his birth until it was destroyed in a 2016 earthquake.
Training under Carlo Crivelli is recorded. Works named in the authority record are Basilica of San Bernardino, Assumption of the Virgin and Enthroned Madonna and Saints. Work by Nicola Filotesio is recorded in the collections of National Gallery of Victoria, Princeton Art Museum, Gemäldegalerie Berlin, Pinacoteca Vaticana and Museo Diocesano.
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1480
Nicola Filotesio born at Amatrice.
1547
Nicola Filotesio died at Ascoli Piceno.
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- 1.Fabiani, Giuseppe. Cola dell'Amatrice secondo i documenti ascolani, (Ascoli Piceno) 1952.
- 2.La Repubblica, Terremoto nel centro Italia, i danni al patrimonio artistico
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He also worked under the name Cola dell'Amatrice. The authorities additionally record the headings Cola dall' Amatrice, Cola dalla Matrice, Nicola dalla Matrice, Niccolo di Filotesio and Nicola di Filotesio.
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National Gallery of Victoria, Princeton Art Museum, Gemäldegalerie Berlin and Pinacoteca Vaticana
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