early life and consecration vincenzo gesualdo, an italian artist, remains shrouded in mystery, with his life being more of a historical footnote than a well-documented biography. born in san felice, italy, in 1564, vincenzo periti, later known as vincenzo gesualdo, was destined for the clergy. he served as bishop of lavello from 1615 to 1618, following his consecration by giovanni garzia mellini, cardinal-priest of santi quattro coronati, alongside ascanio gesualdo, archbishop of bari-canosa, and giovanni battista del tufo, bishop emeritus of acerra. the artistic enigma despite his significan…