Early Life and Artistic Beginnings Francesco Napoletano remains a somewhat enigmatic figure in the landscape of early Renaissance Italian painting, his life shrouded in a degree of historical obscurity that only adds to the allure surrounding his work. Active primarily during the late 15th and early 16th centuries – roughly from 1490 to 1510 – Napoletano’s artistic footprint is largely defined by devotional works, particularly depicti…