Pietro Novelli

Not to be confused with Pietro Antonio Novelli.
Pietro Novelli
St. James the Great, Musée des beaux-arts de Marseille
Born(1603-03-02)March 2, 1603
Monreale, Sicily
DiedAugust 27, 1647(1647-08-27) (aged 44)
Palermo, Sicily
EducationPietro Antonio Novelli
Vito Carrera
Known forPainting
MovementBaroque

Pietro Novelli (March 2, 1603 – August 27, 1647) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Palermo. Also known as il Monrealese or Pietro "Malta" Novelli to distinguish him from his father, Pietro Antonio Novelli. He was also nicknamed by contemporaries as the Raphael of Sicily.

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