Virgilio Nucci
Virgilio Nucci (1545-1620) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance or Mannerism period.
Biography[edit]
He was born in Gubbio. He was son of Benedetto Nucci[1] Virgilio like his brother trained also in Rome with Daniele da Volterra.[2] The painter Felice Damiani left some of his painting supplies to Virgilio.
Most of his works are in Gubbio, including the Cathedral (1596), church of Sant'Agostino, and the Pinacoteca.[3] He also painted for the church of Madonna dell'Olivo (1589) near Passignano.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Virgilio may be Benedetto’s brother according to Luigi Lanzi.
- ^ Memorie e guida storica di Gubbio, by Oderigi Lucarelli, Stab. Tipografia Literaria S. Lapi, (1888), Citta di Castello, page 446-447.
- ^ Key to Umbria.
- ^ Indice-guida dei monumenti pagani e cristiani riguardanti l'istoria e l'arte nella provincia dell'Umbria By Mariano Guardabassi, (1872) page 365.
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