- Girolamo da Carpi
Girolamo Da Carpi (1501 - 1556 [erroneously spelled "Giralomo" in
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica .] ) was a painter and decorator in the Court of the Duke of Este inFerrara (Italy ). He began painting in Ferrara, by report apprenticing toBenvenuto Tisi (il Garofalo); but by age 20, he had moved to Bologna, and is considered a figure of Early Renaissance painting of the local Bolognese School.He trained in the studio of a local painter who showed the influence of
Lorenzo Costa andRaphael . In the 1520s Girolamo visitedRome andBologna and was inspired by theMannerist style ofGiulio Romano . Geographically and stylistically he straddles the various influences.He returned to Ferrara and collaborated with
Dosso Dossi and Garofalo among others on commissions for the d’Este family. Girolamo became the architect toPope Julius III in 1550 and supervised the remodeling of the Vatican'sBelvedere . Returning to Ferrara, he was charged of the enlargements of theCastello Estense .Da Carpi's paintings include a "Descent of the Holy Spirit", in the church of St Francis at
Rovigo ; a "Madonna", an "Adoration of the Magi", and a "St. Catharine" at Bologna; and the "St. George" and the "St. Jerome" at Ferrara.elected works
*"Adoration of the Magi", (1531, San Martino, Bologna)
*"Marriage of Saint Catherine", (1532-4, San Salvatore, Bologna)
*"St. Longinus", (1531)
*"Pentecost", (San Francesco,Rovigo )
*"Opportunity", (1541, Gemäldegalerie, Dresden)
*"Patience", (1541, Gemäldegalerie, Dresden)References
*cite book | first= Sydney J.| last= Freedberg| year=1993| title= Painting in Italy, 1500-1600| chapter= | editor= Pelican History of Art| others= | pages= Penguin Books Ltd| publisher= | id= | url= | authorlink=
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