COLA DELL'AMATRICE

(b. ~1485 Amatrice, d. ~1550 Ascoli Piceno)

Cola dell’Amatrice (originally Nicola Filotesio) was an Italian painter, architect and sculptor. He worked in various localities in central Italy but has resided and worked mainly in or near the town of Ascoli Piceno in the Marche.

A native of the town of Amatrice in the Papal State of Latium, Nicola Filotesio also appears in contemporary records as Cola dell’Amatrice or Cola Amatricius. The son of Mariano Filotesio, he trained with Dionisio Cappelli, painted frescoes at Città di Castello and completed, between 1514 and 1535, works of art in Ascoli Piceno.

The date and place of Nicola Filotesio’s birth have been historically recorded, but the year has varied within a nine-year period, having been variously indicated as 1480 and 1489. Similarly, the date of his death and the place (Ascoli Piceno) are on record, but the year has varied within a twelve-year range, being given as 1547 or 1559.

Detail of the façade

The church has unique fa�ade, designed by Cola dell’Amatrice, which consists of three orders in the three Doric, Ionic and Corinthian styles to express the sixteenth century ideal of a perfect fusion of Greek and Latin classical forms with the Christian heritage.

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San Bernardino

L’Aquila is a city in central Italy, both the capital city of the Abruzzo region and of the Province of L’Aquila. The church of Saint Bernardino of Siena is the largest Renaissance church in Abruzzi. It was built after the death of Bernardino from Siena (1380-1444), a Franciscan and one of the most effective and widely known preachers of his day, who lived in L’Aquila for a long time. The church has unique fa�ade, designed by Cola dell’Amatrice, which consists of three orders in the three Doric, Ionic and Corinthian styles to express the sixteenth century ideal of a perfect fusion of Greek and Latin classical forms with the Christian heritage. The interior contains the monumental tomb of the saint, executed by Silvestro dell’Aquila in 1480.

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