Gian paolo lomazzo biography definition

Italian artist and writer (1538–1592)

Gian Paolo Lomazzo (26 April 1538 – 27 January 1592; his first name is sometimes also given as "Giovan" or "Giovanni") was an Italian artist and writer on art.

Praised as a painter, Lomazzo wrote about artistic practice and art theory after blindness compelled him to pursue a different professional path by 1571.^[1] Lomazzo's written works were especially influential to second generation Mannerism in Italian art and architecture.

Early life

Gian Paolo Lomazzo was born in Milan to a family who had emigrated from the town of Lomazzo.

Gian paolo lomazzo biography definition and origin

His early training was with Giovan Battista della Cerva in Milan. He painted a large Allegory of the Lenten Feast for San Agostino in Piacenza (1567). Other works by his hand include an elaborate dome with Glory of Angels for the Capella Foppa in San Marco in Milan, and the Fall of Simon Magus in the wall of the chapel.^{[citation needed]}

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