Carlo Sellitto
Carlo Sellitto (* 1581 in Naples , † on the night of Oct. 1 to 2. October 1614 in Naples) was a Neapolitan Baroque painter in the tradition of Caravaggio .
Sellitto's real name was Carlo Infantino and took as his stage name the maiden name of his mother, who came from Naples. He was the son of a painter (Sebastiano Infantino) from Montemurro in the Basilicata region . He briefly studied with the Piedmontese painter Giovanni Antonio Ardito and from 1591 with the Flemish painter Louis Croys. In 1608 he founded his own workshop. He was in great demand as a portrait painter in Naples (where he was trained by Croys) and one of the earliest Caravaggists - his John the Baptist was painted several years before Caravaggio visited Naples in 1606/07. He was later influenced by Guido Reni , who visited Naples in 1611/12.
In addition to portraits and religious subjects, he also painted still lifes and genre scenes. Nothing has been preserved from this aspect of his work (and his portraits).
One of his Bacchus is in the Städel Art Institute in Frankfurt am Main.
He was engaged for a time to Claudia Croys, the daughter of his teacher, but married Portia Pirrone from Montemurro in 1613.
He also had the original commission for Battistello Caracciolo's masterpiece , The Liberation of Peter , but was unable to carry it out due to his untimely death after a short illness.
gallery
Santa Lucia, Messina Regional Museum
Mourning Mary Magdalene, Messina Regional Museum
Salome receives the head of John the Baptist, Studio Crinelli, Rome
literature
- Mostra didattica di Carlo Sellitto, primo caravaggesco napoletano , exhibition catalog Naples, Museo e Gallerie Nazionali di Capodimonte, Gaetano Macchiaroli Ed. 1977
- A. Grelle Arte in Basilicata , Rome 1981
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sellitto, Carlo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1581 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Naples |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 1, 1614 or October 2, 1614 |
| Place of death | Naples |