Domenico Riccio (also known as commonly known as Domenico Brusasorci; 1516–1567) was an Italian painter in a Mannerist style from

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, best known for frescos. He first apprenticed with his father. Later, he has been reported to have trained with

Giovanni Francesco Caroto Giovanni Francesco Caroto (1480 – 1555 or 1558) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance active mainly in his native city of Verona. He initially apprenticed under Liberale da Verona (1445–1526/1529), a conservative painter infused with the ...

and

Niccolò Giolfino Niccolò Giolfino (c. 1476 – 1555) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active mainly in Verona. Biography He was a pupil of Liberale da Verona. One source attributes the influence of Andrea Mantegna. He painted mainly sacred ...

. He was a near contemporary of

Antonio Badile Antonio Badile (c. 1518 – 1560) was an Italian painter from Verona. Biography He was the grandson of the Veronese 15th-century painter Giovanni Badile. He trained with his uncle Francesco Badile (died 1544). He was the first master of Paolo Ve ...

. By 1551, he completed the fresco decorations of the ''Municipio'' in

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. In 1556, he painted a decoration in Palazzo Vescovile at Verona. He depicted the ceremonial ''Cavalcade of Charles V and Clement VII'' in the Palazzo Ridolfi-Dalisca. He painted a ''Madonna in glory and two saints'' for San Pietro Martire in Verona in 1566. A notable work of his is the dramatic fresco of Phaeton on the ceiling of the

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. His pupils were his son

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, Giovanni Battista Zelotti,

Bernardino India Bernardino India (1528–1590) was an Italian painter of the late Renaissance, born and mainly active in Verona. He is said to have trained with Domenico Riccio. He collaborated with Michele Sanmicheli in the Canossa palace and Pellegrini chapel ...

, and

Paolo Farinati Paolo Farinati (also known as ''Farinato'' or ''Farinato degli Uberti''; c. 1524 – c. 1606) was an Italian painter of the Mannerist style, active in mainly in his native Verona, but also in Mantua and Venice. He may have ancestors among Flore ...

. His son Felice painted for some years in Florence. Two other children were painters: Giovanni Battista and Cecilia Brusasorci. The name "Brusasorci," which means "rat burner," comes from his father, who acquired the name after becoming known for burning the rats in his house.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Riccio (Brusasorci), Domenico 1516 births 1567 deaths 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Verona Italian Mannerist painters