Carmine Gentile (painter)

Maiolica Castelli, Carmine Gentili, Allegory of Accademia degli illuminati, XVIII sec.

Carmine Gentile (16 July 1678 ^[1] - 11 July 1763) was an Italian painter and potter of maiolica in Castelli, Abruzzo, Kingdom of Naples. He trained with Carlo Antonio Grue, the son of Francesco Grue. ^[2] His sons Giacomo il Giovane (born 1717) and Berardino (1727-1813) were also maiolica painters. Giacomo il Vecchio lived 1768-1813. ^[3]

References

1. Bindi also cites 21 February 1679 as possible birthdate.
2. Artisti abruzzesi: pittori, scultori, architetti, maestri di musica, by Vincenzo Bindi, page 134-135.
3. Manuale d'arte decorative antica e moderna, by Alfredo Melani, page 406-407.

External links

• Gentili - Barnabei archive, Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles. Accession No. 880209. Records related to the production and decoration of ceramics, especially majolica, by three generations of the Gentili family, ca. 1650-ca. 1813. Included are some 19th and 20th century papers of Barnabei and his family relating to the history of potters in Castelli. The archive was formerly owned by historian Felice Barnabei.