Carmine Gentile (painter) explained

Carmine Gentile (16 July 1678^[1] - 11 July 1763) was an Italian painter and potter of maiolica in Castelli, Abruzzo. 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]

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.

Notes and References

1. Bindi also cites 21 February 1679 as possible birthdate.
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=hAlZAAAAYAAJ Artisti abruzzesi: pittori, scultori, architetti, maestri di musica
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=4xhaAAAAYAAJ Manuale d'arte decorative antica e moderna