Giuliano Presutti

Giuliano Presutti (1490–1557), Italian, Giuliano Presutti, also known as Persciutti, Presciutti, or Giuliano da Fano, was a prominent Italian painter active from 1490 in Fano until his death in 1557 in Ancona. He emerged as the most distinguished artist within the Presciutti family, a lineage of painters who flourished in Fano during the 16th century. Giuliano's work, deeply influenced by the Umbrian school of the early Renaissance, particularly by Perugino and Giovanni Santi, reflects a refined assimilation of their styles alongside notable affinities with Antonio Solario. His career was marked by a longstanding confusion with the Morganti family, another group of painters from Fano, a mix-up that traces back to Giorgio Vasari's accounts and was later clarified by scholars like Antonio Becci and Luigi Servolini.
Giuliano's artistic legacy was carried forward by his family, including his brother Pietro, his son Orfeo, and his grandson Domenico. Orfeo Presutti, in particular, gained recognition for his monumental fresco 'Giudizio Universale' (1548) in the Church of Misericordia at Monteleone di Fermo. The family's artistic endeavors extended beyond painting, with Orfeo's son, Luca Orfei, making his mark as a calligrapher, copyist, and singer in the Sistine Chapel, further embedding the Presutti name in the cultural milieu of the time. Giuliano's contributions to the art of the Marche and Umbria regions underscore his significance in the transition from the Quattrocento to the Cinquecento, bridging the stylistic innovations of his predecessors with the evolving tastes of the Renaissance.