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Domenico Riccio (also known as commonly known as Domenico Brusasorci; 1516–1567) was an Italian painter in a
Mannerist
Mannerism, which may also be known as Late Renaissance, is a style in European art that emerged in the later years of the Italian High Renaissance around 1520, spreading by about 1530 and lasting until about the end of the 16th century in Ita ...
style from
Verona
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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 and
Niccolò Giolfino.
He was a near contemporary of
Antonio Badile. By 1551, he completed the fresco decorations of the ''Municipio'' in
Trento
Trento ( or ; Ladin and lmo, Trent; german: Trient ; cim, Tria; , ), also anglicized as Trent, is a city on the Adige River in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol in Italy. It is the capital of the autonomous province of Trento. In the 16th ce ...
. In 1556, he painted a decoration in
Palazzo Vescovile at Verona. He depicted the ceremonial ''Cavalcade of
Charles V Charles V may refer to:
* Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500–1558)
* Charles V of Naples (1661–1700), better known as Charles II of Spain
* Charles V of France (1338–1380), called the Wise
* Charles V, Duke of Lorraine (1643–1690)
* Infa ...
and
Clement VII
Pope Clement VII ( la, Clemens VII; it, Clemente VII; born Giulio de' Medici; 26 May 1478 – 25 September 1534) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 November 1523 to his death on 25 September 1534. Deemed "the ...
'' 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
Palazzo Chiericati
The Palazzo Chiericati is a Renaissance palace in Vicenza (northern Italy), designed by Andrea Palladio.
History
Palladio was asked to design and build the palazzo by Count Girolamo Chiericati. The architect started building the palace in 1 ...
.
His pupils were his son
Felice,
Giovanni Battista Zelotti
Giovanni Battista Zelotti (; 1526 – 28 August 1578) was an Italian painter of the late Renaissance, active in Venice and her mainland territories.
He appears to have been born in Verona, then part of the Venetian mainland, and trained wit ...
,
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 chape ...
, 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.
References
*
Grove encyclopedia site on Artnet
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1516 births
1567 deaths
16th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
Painters from Verona
Italian Mannerist painters