Giuliano Pesello
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Giuliano Pesello , whose actual name was Giuliano d'Arrigho, but was known as Pesello,(ca. 1367 - 1446) was an Italian
painter of the early-Renaissance
period, active mainly in Florence
. He was a pupil of the painter Andrea del Castagno
. Vasari states he painted drawings of animals with skill. His son in law Stefano di Francesco
(died 1427) was a painter, and when he died, leaving a very young son, Francesco Pesellino
, Pesello brought up and initially trained his grandson. "Pesellino", who took his grandfather's name, and is best known by the diminutive nickname, later became a pupil of Filippo Lippi
and a significant painter, who appears to have inherited his grandfather's studio, where he is recorded in 1447. He worked for Cosimo de' Medici
, and was highly thought of by contemporaries, but no surviving works can be securely attributed to him.
Italy
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painter of the early-Renaissance
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
period, active mainly in Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
. He was a pupil of the painter Andrea del Castagno
Andrea del Castagno
Andrea del Castagno was an Italian painter from Florence, influenced chiefly by Tommaso Masaccio and Giotto di Bondone. His works include frescoes in Sant'Apollonia in Florence and the painted equestrian monument of Niccolò da Tolentino in the Cathedral in Florence...
. Vasari states he painted drawings of animals with skill. His son in law Stefano di Francesco
Stefano di Francesco
Stefano di Francesco was an Italian painter, who probably died young, as he left a five year old son, and was outlived twenty years by his father-in-law, the painter Giuliano Pesello . His son was the painter Francesco Pesellino , the most distinguished of the three...
(died 1427) was a painter, and when he died, leaving a very young son, Francesco Pesellino
Francesco Pesellino
Francesco Pesellino , also known as Francesco di Stefano, Il Pesellino, Francesco Peselli, and Francesco di Stefano Pesellino was an Italian painter...
, Pesello brought up and initially trained his grandson. "Pesellino", who took his grandfather's name, and is best known by the diminutive nickname, later became a pupil of Filippo Lippi
Filippo Lippi
Fra' Filippo Lippi , also called Lippo Lippi, was an Italian painter of the Italian Quattrocento .-Biography and works:...
and a significant painter, who appears to have inherited his grandfather's studio, where he is recorded in 1447. He worked for Cosimo de' Medici
Cosimo de' Medici
Còsimo di Giovanni degli Mèdici was the first of the Medici political dynasty, de facto rulers of Florence during much of the Italian Renaissance; also known as "Cosimo 'the Elder'" and "Cosimo Pater Patriae" .-Biography:Born in Florence, Cosimo inherited both his wealth and his expertise in...
, and was highly thought of by contemporaries, but no surviving works can be securely attributed to him.