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Felice Riccio (1542–1605) was an Italian painter of the late-
Felice Brusasorci-Dead-Christ-Mourned-by-Angels Boston Museum.jpg, ''Dead Christ Mourned by Angels''
Felice Brusasorci Cristo en el limbo.jpg, ''Christ in Limbo''
Felice Brusasorci Retrato de caballero.jpg, ''Portrait of a Knight''
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1542 births 1605 deaths 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 17th-century Italian painters Painters from Verona Italian Mannerist painters {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub
Felice Riccio (1542–1605) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance
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period, born and mainly active in Verona
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. He is also known as ''il Brusasorci'' or ''Brusasorzi'' or ''Felice Brusasorci''. He was the son of the painter Domenico Riccio
Domenico Riccio (also known as commonly known as Domenico Brusasorci; 1516–1567) was an Italian painter in a Mannerist style from Verona, best known for frescos.
He first apprenticed with his father. Later, he has been reported to have trai ...
. He painted a ''Deposition'' for the church of Tombazosana in the town of Ronco all'Adige
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. He painted a canvas for the Sanctuary-Basilica of ''Santa Maria della Pace'' in Verona.
Among his pupils were Alessandro Turchi
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, Pasquale Ottini, Santo Creara
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, and Marcantonio Bassetti
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Life
He was born in Verona, and was a pupil of Felice Ricci. He then went to Venice where he was particularly influenced by the works of Tintoretto, Veronese and Jacopo Bassano. He is ...
. A number of Riccio's pupils died during the Plague of 1630, including Girolamo Vernigo Girolamo is an Italian variant of the name Hieronymus. Its English equivalent is Jerome.
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(dei Paesi), Bartolommeo Farfusola
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, Ottavo delle Comare, Girolamo Maccacaro, Paolo Zuccaro, Michelangelo Bozzoletta, and Zeno Donato.
Commenting on the events of the plague, Bernasconi states that:''La morte, che avea diserte tante belle speranze, risparmiò alcuni giovani, i quali si eran tramutati nelle città vicine per istruirsi nell’arte.Rimesse in patria dopo il 1630, vi recarono nuove maniere, e diedero alla pittura veronese l’indirizzo, che di poi la cacciò, all'estrema decadenza.'' from
Death, having deserted such beautiful hopes, spread the remaining youth, which went to neighboring cities to learn their art. Some returning to their homeland after 1630, brought new styles, and gave a new direction to painting in Verona, from which it fell to extreme decadence.
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1542 births 1605 deaths 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 17th-century Italian painters Painters from Verona Italian Mannerist painters {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub