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    View works. Niccolò Giolfino, Madonna immacolata con Gesù Bambino e sante, 1550-1555 circa
    Madonna immacolata con Gesù Bambino e sante, 1550-1555 circa
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    Nicolò Giolfino (Verona, Italy, 1476 – 1555)

    Born in Verona in 1476, the son of a woodcarver, Nicolò Giolfino began his training in the family workshop.

    From 1492, he apprenticed with Liberale da Verona, from whom he absorbed a taste for anecdotal storytelling, vibrant color use, and miniature techniques.
    Around 1510, he painted the Madonna and Child, now housed in the Castelvecchio Museum in Verona. In this work, one can already observe the strong physiognomic traits that characterize his style: round faces, drooping eyelids, and small noses.
    His style is also marked by deep outlines and dark complexions.
     
    In his more mature works, Giolfino painted small, disproportionate yet highly expressive figures—features that align him with Roman Mannerism. These are particularly evident in the Madonna and Child in Glory with St. James, St. John, and the Donor, now in the Staatliche Museen in Berlin.
    On May 3, 1555, he signed his last drawing depicting the Valverde area near Porta Nuova in Verona. When it was delivered a month later, his son-in-law reported in the document that the artist had passed away. 
     
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