Virgilio Nucci

Virgilio Nucci (1545-1620) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance or Mannerism period.

Conversion of St. Paul, 1596

Biography

He was born in Gubbio. He was son of Benedetto Nucci[1] Virgilio like his brother trained also in Rome with Daniele da Volterra.[2] The painter Felice Damiani left some of his painting supplies to Virgilio.

Most of his works are in Gubbio, including the Cathedral (1596), church of Sant'Agostino, and the Pinacoteca.[3] He also painted for the church of Madonna dell'Olivo (1589) near Passignano.[4]

References
  1. Virgilio may be Benedetto’s brother according to Luigi Lanzi.
  2. Memorie e guida storica di Gubbio, by Oderigi Lucarelli, Stab. Tipografia Literaria S. Lapi, (1888), Citta di Castello, page 446-447.
  3. Key to Umbria.
  4. Indice-guida dei monumenti pagani e cristiani riguardanti l'istoria e l'arte nella provincia dell'Umbria By Mariano Guardabassi, (1872) page 365.
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