Biography

Mauro Minardi studied with Miklós Boskovits at the Università Cattolica of Milan, where he graduated in 1996, then continued his studies at the University of Bologna, and received his PhD at the University of Florence. His 2008 book, based on his PhD dissertation, is Lorenzo e Jacopo Salimbeni. Vicende e protagonisti della pittura tardogotica nelle Marche e in Umbria. Mauro studies Central and North Italian painting from the mid-XIVth to the beginning of the XVIth century, with particular focus on the Marches and Umbria, and cultural relations between the Veneto and the Central Adriatic area. From 2004 to 2012 he taught at the University of Basilicata.

Project Summary

Patronage of the Mendicant Orders in the Montefeltro was one of the main phenomena in the artistic developments of that area during the XIVth century. The counts of Urbino, deeply connected with the Franciscan Order, favoured such commissions. This project focuses on the genesis of the most relevant works in Urbino and the main towns of the region, together with the role of the patrons.