Maturino da Firenze

Maturino da Firenze (1490–1528) was an Italian painter, born in Florence, but working in Rome during the Renaissance.

Vasari described the relationship between Polidoro da Caravaggio and Maturino as exceedingly close: In that age of gold, as we may well call the happy age of Leo X, among the most noble minds Polidoro da Caravaggio has an honourable place.

He came to Rome about the time when the loggie of the Pope's palace were being built under the direction of Raffaello, and until he was eighteen years of age was employed in carrying the bricklayer's hod for the builders.

But from among them all he chose for a companion Maturino, a Florentine, with whom he worked, taking so much pleasure in the art that in a few months he did things which astonished every one who had known him in his former condition.

[1] Dr. Evelina Borea, in her recent study on Polidoro,[2] considers the contribution of the Florentine painter, Maturino, to be minimal.