Carmine Gentile (painter)

Carmine Gentile (16 July 1678[1] - 11 July 1763) was an Italian painter and potter of maiolica in Castelli, Abruzzo. He trained with Carlo Antonio Grue, the son of Francesco Grue.[2] His sons Giacomo il Giovane (born 1717) and Berardino (1727-1813) were also maiolica painters. Giacomo il Vecchio lived 1768-1813.[3]

Maiolica Castelli, Carmine Gentili, Allegory of Accademia degli illuminati, XVIII sec.

References
  1. Bindi also cites 21 February 1679 as possible birthdate.
  2. Artisti abruzzesi: pittori, scultori, architetti, maestri di musica, by Vincenzo Bindi, page 134-135.
  3. Manuale d'arte decorative antica e moderna, by Alfredo Melani, page 406-407.
  • Gentili - Barnabei archive, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles. Accession No. 880209. Records related to the production and decoration of ceramics, especially majolica, by three generations of the Gentili family, ca. 1650-ca. 1813. Included are some 19th and 20th century papers of Barnabei and his family relating to the history of potters in Castelli. The archive was formerly owned by historian Felice Barnabei.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.