Nicola di Ulisse
Nicola di Ulisse, also known as Nicola da Siena or Nicola di Ulisse da Siena (active 1442 - 1470) was an Italian painter of the Umbro-Sienese school.
Nicola was born in Siena, but was documented in Norcia by 1442, at work in the choir of Sant’ Agostino with a group of painters, including Bartolommeo di Tommaso from Foligno; from Germany; Giambono di Corrado of Ragusa; and Andrea de Litio. He also painted for the Abbey of Sant’Eutizio in Spoleto.[1][2] He died after 1472.
Among his masterworks, is a series of frescoes depicting the Passion of Christ, painted for the church of Sant'Antonio Abate in Cascia, Umbria. He also painted a Deposition for the Collegiata of Santa Maria in Cascia. He is known to have collaborated with Bartolomeo di Tommaso, Andrea Delitio, , and Giambono di Corrado to fresco the tribune of the church of Sant'Agostino in Norcia. A polyptych depicting Saints Placido, Benedict, Spes, and Fiorenzo from the Abbey of Sant'Eutizio, attributed to Nicola, is now on display in the Museo Nazionale of Spoleto.[3] A painting depicting St Ginesio protecting his town during a battle against the Fermani, now on display in the Pinacoteca Civica of San Gentili in San Ginesio province of Macerata.[4]
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