Agostino Beltrano [SEP] place of death
Agostino Beltrano
Agostino Beltrano (died 1665) was an Italian painter active in the Baroque period in his native city of Naples. He was a pupil of Massimo Stanzione, the uncle of his wife, and is known to have been active in 1646. He is said to have murdered his 36-year-old wife and painter, Aniella di Beltrano (also known as Aniella di Rosa), in a fit of jealousy. He died in Naples.
Life and Work.
He was born in Naples between 1614 and
the Blessed Salvatore d'Orta in St. Maria Nuova (1661) with scenes from the life of the blessed around a central panel with "the Coronation of the Virgin."
References.
- Achille della Ragione - Aggiunte al catalogo di Beltrano - Napoli 2007
- Achille della Ragione - Agostino Beltrano, uno stanzionesco falconiano - Napoli 2008
External links.
- "Orazio and Artemisia Gentileschi", a fully digitized exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries, which contains material on Agostino Beltrano (see index)