Paolo da San Leocadio was Italian by birth; (from San Leocadio, near Reggio d'Emilia). His real name was Paolo da Reggio. From 1472 onwards he is documented as working in Valencia (Spain) and its vicinity. His mature style shows a mixture of contemporary North Italian influences with an increasingly Hispano-Flemish manner. He painted frescoes and organ doors for Valencia cathedral, and a retable and other altarpieces in Gandía.
Paolo da San Leocadio
active 1472 to 1520
Paintings by Paolo da San Leocadio
The Virgin presents the Christ Child, who balances on a gold-threaded pillow and blesses the viewer. Further gold detailing can be seen in the decoration running along the edge of the Virgin’s blue robe, which reveals the artist’s name in Latin: ‘PAULUS’. Behind the mother and child are three fem...