Lelio Orsi (1511-1587), was an Italian Renaissance painter of the Reggio-Emilia. He was born and died in Novellara, near Mantua. He appears to have studied under such as Giovanni Giarola, a pupil of Antonio da Correggio. There is documentation that he visited Rome in 1554-55, and may have been influenced by Giulio Romano as well as Michelangelo. Much of his output ended in the collections of the dukes of Este in Ferrara. Orsi appears to be "reading" Corregio with the lens of Mannerist, the nocturnal, limned ethereal simplicity of Corregio here is constrained into contorted poses, perspective distorted, and settings crowded. The effect at times is unsettling. While the angels above unsheating divine swords are meant to carry the day, in The Martyrdom of Saint Catherine it appears that the execution was stymied by the breakdown of floors and gears. 1511 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1587 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. ... In the traditional view, the Renaissance is understood as an historical age that was preceded by the Middle Ages and followed by the Reformation. ... Mantua (in Italian Mantova, in the local dialect of Emiliano-Romagnolo language Mantua) is an important city in Lombardy, Italy and capital of the province with the same name. ... Antonio Allegri da Correggio Jupiter and Io, 1531 or 32 Antonio Allegri da Correggio (Correggio, Italy August 1489 – March 5, 1534) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance. ... Fire in the Borgo, Vatican fresco Giulio Romano (ca 1499? – November 1, 1546) was an Italian painter, architect, and decorator. ... Chalk portrait of Michelangelo by Daniele da Volterra Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (March 6, 1475 – February 18, 1564), commonly known as Michelangelo, was an Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect and poet. ... Ferrara is a city, an archiepiscopal see in Emilia-Romagna, Italy, capital city of the province of Ferrara. ... Mannerism is the term used to describe the artistic style that arose in mid-16th century. ...

Anthology of Works

• The Martyrdom of Saint Catherine (Galleria Estenes, Modena)
• The Dead Christ Flanked by Charity and Justice
• Madonna della Ghiara (1569)
• Saints Cecilia and Valerian (Galleria Borghese)
• Noli Me Tangere (Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford)
• The Adoration of the Shepherds (Berlin)
• The Walk to Emmaus (National Gallery London)

• http://www.artcyclopedia.com/commons/lelio-orsi.html

External links

• Francis P. Smyth and John P. O'Neill (Editors in Chief (1986). National Gallery of Art, Washington DC The Age of Correggio and the Carracci: Emilian Painting of the 16th and 17th Centuries, 150-158.