Death of St Catherine of Siena (1602), Cappella delle Volte, church of San Domenico

Crescenzio Gambarelli (active from 1591 to 1622) was an Italian painter of late-Mannerism or proto-Baroque, active mainly in Siena.[1]

Biography

He worked alongside Rutilio Manetti for some projects. He frescoed the ceilings for the Oratory of San Rocco.[2] He also painted for the Oratory of St Catherine of Siena, two canvases depicting: St Catherine offers her garments to Jesus appearing to her as a poor pilgrim and Jesus offers St Catherine a crucifix.[3] He painted a St Bernardino of Siena pleads before Pope Martin V for San Domenico, Siena.[4] He also painted an altarpiece for the church of San Martino, Siena.[5]

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  1. ↑ Un così bello e nobile istrumento: Siena e l'arte degli organi, by Cesare Mancini, Maria Mangiavacchi, Laura Martini, page 168.
  2. ↑ Tutta Siena contrada per contrada: nuova guida illustrate, by Piero Torriti, page 258.
  3. ↑ P. Torriti, page 388, 395.
  4. ↑ P. Torriti, page 395.
  5. ↑ Cenni storico-artistici di Siena e de' suoi suburbi \Ettore Romagnoli; By Ettore Romagnoli, page 39.
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