''Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist'', Palazzo Blu, Pisa Baccio Lomi (circa 1550–1595) was an Italian painter of the late-

Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and covering the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized by an effort to revive and surpass ideas ...

period, active mainly in town of

Pisa Pisa ( , or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Tuscany, central Italy, straddling the Arno just before it empties into the Ligurian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Pisa. Although Pisa is known worldwide for its leaning tower, the cit ...

, in the region of

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of Italy.

Biography

He may have initially been trained by his father, Giovanni Battista Lomi, a Florentine jeweller. He acquired Pisan citizenship in 1572. Two of his nephews, and pupils, were

Orazio Gentileschi Orazio Lomi Gentileschi (1563–1639) was an Italian painter. Born in Tuscany, he began his career in Rome, painting in a Mannerist style, much of his work consisting of painting the figures within the decorative schemes of other artists. After ...

(born 1562) and

Aurelio Lomi Aurelio Lomi (29 February 1556 – 1622) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance and early- Baroque periods, active mainly in his native town of Pisa, Tuscany. __NOTOC__ Biography He may have initially been trained by his father, Giovann ...

.Memorie istoriche di più uomini illustri pisani
Volume 4, 1792, Pisa, by Angelo Fabroni, page 351-354. Baccio mainly painted religious altarpieces and portraits.

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1550s births 1595 deaths People from Pisa 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Tuscany {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub