Alessandro Casolani
Sienese late-Renaissance church painter
Alessandro Casolani was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance period, active mainly in Siena. He was also called Alessandro della Torre. He was born at Siena, and was the pupil of Ventura Salimbeni and of Cristoforo Roncalli. His works are principally in the churches of Siena, but are also found in Naples and Genoa. He also etched one plate, a Madonna. His son, Ilario Casolani was also a painter. Among the pupils of Casolani are Bernardino Capitelli, Sebastiano Folli, and Giovanni Biliverti.
Relationship Network
Master student
- Ventura Salimbeni Master
- Giovanni Biliverti Student
Artworks by this artist
- Madonna with Child and Young Saint John ca. 1570 - ca. 1590
- Flying Angel 1944
- A Kitchen Maid (verso) 1550-1600
- St Mary Magdalen with a skull in her arms 1552 [-] 1607
- Studies of Angels and Cupids
- Stehender Mann auf einem Schemel in Rückenansicht
- Profile of a Woman’s Head (recto) 1550-1600s