Biagio Pupini, also known as Biagio dalle Lame, was an Italian painter working between the Renaissance and early Mannerism, active mainly in Bologna. He was probably trained in the workshop of Francesco Francia, and that inheritance shaped much of his work.
In 1511 he worked with Bartolomeo Bagnacavallo on frescoes at San Pietro in Vincoli, now destroyed, and in 1519 he produced stained glass for the Cappella della Pace at San Petronio. Among his surviving works are a Virgin and Child with Saints (1524) and a fresco of the Holy Family (1528, Real Colegio de España, Bologna). In 1536 he took part in decorating the Villa d'Este at Belriguardo alongside Garofalo and Girolamo da Carpi.
Over time he became receptive to the innovations of early Mannerism, above all Parmigianino, without abandoning Francia's legacy. He painted for Bolognese churches such as San Giacomo Maggiore, where his Saint Ursula and Companion Martyrs (1545) is one of his documented works. Sources give different dates for his life, so these should be treated with caution.
Works (1)
This oil on panel belongs to religious art and depicts the mystical marriage of Saint Catherine, a widely treated subject in devotional painting. In Christian tradition, the saint is said to have received a ring from Christ in a vision, a sign of her spiritual union with him. The painting is held at Ca' Rezzonico.
Where to see the work
- Ca' Rezzonico Venice · 1
Teachers and pupils
Studied with
- Francesco Francia 1447–1517