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Virgilio Nucci (1545-1620) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance or Mannerism period.

Biography

He was born in Gubbio. He was son of Benedetto Nucci Virgilio like his brother trained also in Rome with Daniele da Volterra. The painter Felice Damiani left some of his painting supplies to Virgilio.

Most of his works are in Gubbio, including the Cathedral (1596), church of Sant'Agostino, and the Pinacoteca. He also painted for the church of Madonna dell'Olivo (1589) near Passignano.

References

1. Virgilio may be Benedetto’s brother according to Luigi Lanzi.
2. Memorie e guida storica di Gubbio, by Oderigi Lucarelli, Stab. Tipografia Literaria S. Lapi, (1888), Citta di Castello, page 446-447.
3. Key to Umbria.
4. Indice-guida dei monumenti pagani e cristiani riguardanti l'istoria e l'arte nella provincia dell'Umbria By Mariano Guardabassi, (1872) page 365.

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