Filippo Zaniberti (1585–1636) was an Italian painter of the late
Mannerist
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period.
Biography
He was born in
Brescia
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and active in
Venice
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, where he became a pupil of
Santo Peranda
Sante Peranda (1566–1638) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance period.
He was a pupil of the painter Leonardo Corona and later Palma il Giovane. Also known as ''Santo Peranda''. He painted a ''Descent from the cross'' for San Proco ...
. Zaniberti's style recalls the richness of
Paolo Veronese. He painted a ''Mannah in the desert'' for the main altarpiece of the church of
Santa Maria Nuova
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Santa Maria Nuova borders the following municipalities: Filottrano, Jesi, Osimo, Polverigi
Polverigi is ...
of Venice.
He worked alongside the fellow Peranda disciple,
Matteo Ponzone
Matteo Ponzone (17th century) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active between 1630 and 1700 mainly in Venice. He was a pupil of Santo Peranda.
Several of his works are in the churches and public buildings of Venice, particularly in S ...
, in the decoration of the Ducal palace of
Mirandola
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History
Mirandola originated as a Renaissance city-fortress. For four centuries it was ...
. He painted a ''Marriage of St Catherine'' for the church of San Carlo of Brescia, a ''St Peter in Chains'' for the church of San Faustino Maggiore, ''The Grace'' found in the National Gallery of London, ''Rinaldo and Armida'' for the Art Gallery of Monaco, and an altarpiece for the Duomo of Sebenico (now
Šibenik
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,
Croatia
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Dictionary of Brescian painters
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1585 births
1636 deaths
16th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
17th-century Italian painters
Painters from Venice
Painters from Brescia
Mannerist painters
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