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]
References[edit]
- ^ Bindi also cites 21 February 1679 as possible birthdate.
- ^ Artisti abruzzesi: pittori, scultori, architetti, maestri di musica, by Vincenzo Bindi, page 134-135.
- ^ Manuale d'arte decorative antica e moderna, by Alfredo Melani, page 406-407.
External links[edit]
- 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.
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