Bernardino Gatti (c.1495 – 22 February 1576) was an Italian painter of the

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, active mainly in

Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmigiano-Reggiano, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 ...

and

Cremona Cremona (, also ; ; lmo, label= Cremunés, Cremùna; egl, Carmona) is a city and ''comune'' in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po river in the middle of the ''Pianura Padana'' ( Po Valley). It is the capital of th ...

. He is also commonly called il Sojaro. He was born in or near

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. His early apprenticeship is unclear, though he was influenced by the pre-eminent local painters:

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, alongside whose works are many of Gatti's frescoes, as well as

Correggio Antonio Allegri da Correggio (August 1489 – 5 March 1534), usually known as just Correggio (, also , , ), was the foremost painter of the Parma school of the High Italian Renaissance, who was responsible for some of the most vigorous and sens ...

. Gatti worked for 12 years, 1560–72, in the fresco decoration of the cupola of the duomo of

, where he was assisted by Bartholomaeus Spranger. His major works are the large fresco in the refectory of San Pietro in Cremona from 1552, frescoes in the dome of the Santa Maria della Steccata (1560–66) in Parma, and his ''Assunta'' in the

Duomo of Cremona Cremona Cathedral ( it, Duomo di Cremona, ''Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta''), dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a Catholic cathedral in Cremona, Lombardy, northern Italy. It is the seat of the Bishop of Cremona. Its b ...

. He also worked in Pavia (1531) and

Piacenza Piacenza (; egl, label= Piacentino, Piaṡëinsa ; ) is a city and in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, and the capital of the eponymous province. As of 2022, Piacenza is the ninth largest city in the region by population, with over ...

(1543). Among his most famous pupils are

Sofonisba Anguissola Sofonisba Anguissola ( – 16 November 1625), also known as Sophonisba Angussola or Sophonisba Anguisciola, was an Italian Renaissance painter born in Cremona to a relatively poor noble family. She received a well-rounded education that i ...

and his nephew,

Gervasio Gatti Gervasio Gatti (c. 1550 in either Cremona, Vercelli or Pavia – c. 1631) was an Italian painter during the late-Renaissance, active in Parma, Piacenza, and Cremona. He was also known as Il Soiaro (or ''Sojaro'') Gatti trained with his uncle Bern ...

Partial anthology of works

*''Last Supper'' and ''Resurrection'' (1529),

Cathedral of Cremona Cremona Cathedral ( it, Duomo di Cremona, ''Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta''), dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a Catholic cathedral in Cremona, Lombardy, northern Italy. It is the seat of the Bishop of Cremona. Its be ...

. *''Madonna of the Rosary'' (1531)

Cathedral of Pavia Pavia Cathedral ( it, Duomo di Pavia) is a church in Pavia, Italy, the largest in the city and seat of the Diocese of Pavia. The construction was begun in the 15th century on the site of two pre-existing Romanesque, "twin" cathedrals (Santo Stefan ...

. *''Life of the Virgin'' (1543),

Basilica di Santa Maria di Campagna, Piacenza The Basilica of Santa Maria di Campagna is a Roman Catholic basilica church in the city of Piacenza in the Province of Piacenza, Italy. It was built in a Greek-Cross plan with an octagonal dome in a high Renaissance architecture, Renaissance style i ...

. *''Crucifixion with Mary Magdalen, Sant'Agata, San Bernardo degli Uberti, & Angel'', (1566–1574), Chapel of Sant'Agata,

Duomo of Parma Parma Cathedral ( it, Duomo di Parma; Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Parma, Emilia-Romagna (Italy), dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Parma. I ...

. *''Assumption of Virgin'' (1560-1572),

Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Steccata The Shrine of Santa Maria della Steccata is a Greek-cross design Renaissance church in central Parma, Italy. The name derives from the fence (Italian: ''steccato'') in the church. A Nursing Madonna is enshrined within, crowned on 27 May 1601 by ...

, Parma. *''Pietà'', (Louvre) *''Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes'' Refectory in San Pietro al Po, Cremona. *''Coronation Virgin with Saints Benedetto and Bernardo'' (1572), Abbey of Chiaravalle, Milan. *''Assunta'' (1572),

Sources

Getty Museum biography on Gatti
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External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gatti, Bernardino 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Cremona Renaissance painters 1576 deaths Year of birth unknown Year of birth uncertain Sofonisba Anguissola