Perinetto da Benevento
Appearance
Perinetto da Benevento or Perrinetto di Maffeo da Benevento (active mid-15th century) was an Italian painter, active in Naples.
Biography
[edit]Almost no biographical details are known about this painter who collaborated with Leonardo da Besozzo in frescoing the chapel of Sergianni Caracciolo in San Giovanni a Carbonara in Naples. He was active between 1450 and 1465.[1][2]
Works by Perinetto da Benevento
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Storie eremitiche dei padri agostiniani (scene number 5) in the chapel of Sergianni Caracciolo in San Giovanni a Carbonara, Naples.
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Scene number 4
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Scene number 3
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Scene number 2
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Scene number 1
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Detail from scene 5, holy people playing clavichord, psaltery and bells.
References
[edit]- ^ Encyclopedia Treccani, Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 82 (2015), entry on Perinetto by Luciana Mocciola.
- ^ Decoration of San Giovanni a Carbonara, by Achille della Ragione.