Niccolo di Pietro Gerini. Niccolò di Pietro Gerini was an Italian painter of the late Gothic period, active mainly in his native Florence although he also carried out commissions in Pisa and Prato.
He was not an innovative painter but relied on traditional compositions in which he placed his figures in a stiff and dramatic movement. Gerini's father, Pietro Geri, was registered as a member of the Guild of Saint Luke in 1339.
In 1368, Niccolò Dipintore is identified as a member of the Arte dei Medici e Speziali Guild in Florence. Niccolo worked mainly in Florence, although he also carried out commissions in Rome at the Vatican, and in Pisa and Prato.
Another important artist, Lorenzo di Niccolò di Martino, trained in Niccolò di Pietro Gerini's workshop and later collaborated with him, but was not his son as is sometimes erroneously stated. Gerini did have a son named Bindo di Niccolo di Pietro Gerini, born in 1363, who was registered as a member of the Guild of Saint Luke in 1408.
Gerini represents the school of Giotto di Bondone, in the tradition of Andrea di Orcagna and of Taddeo Gaddi. As is typical for Gothic depictions, Gerini's figures have large chins, sloping foreheads, and sharp noses whilst their bodies are squat and frontally displaced. Gerini is recorded as collaborating with Jacopo di Cione on frescoes for the Guild hall of the Judges and Notaries in Florence in 1366. He is the Niccolaio Dipi