Dionisio Montorselli

Dionisio Montorselli (1653 - circa 1712[1]) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period.

Dionisio Montorselli's altarpiece

Biography

He was born in L'Aquila, but mainly active in Siena painting for churches. In 1685, he traveled to Rome where he became a follower of Pietro da Cortona and Guido Reni.[2] he painted works in the Oratory of San Chiodi (adjacent to the church of San Michele in Poggio);[3] San Vigilio;[4] and Santa Maria in Provenzano.

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References
  1. Oxford Index cites 1690 as his year of death.
  2. Enciclopedia Treccani, entry on Dionisio.
  3. Guida di Siena e dei suoi dintorni, Enrico Torrini, editor; Siena; (1907), page 116.
  4. Guida di Siena, page 103.



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