Cola, Gennaro Di
Cola, Gennaro Di
an old Neapolitan painter, was born in 1320, and studied under Maestro Simone. The principal works of this artist are the altar-piece in Santa Maria, Naples, representing the Virgin and Dead Christ, with angels holding the instruments of the passion; A Magdalene in the chapel of the same church; The Nativity and The Annunciation, in the tribune of San Giovanni. He died in 1370. See Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, s.v.; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.