Giovanni Battista Trotti (1555 – 11 June 1612) was an Italian painter of the late-

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period, active mainly in

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, and his native city of

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 ...

. In Cremona, he was initially a pupil of

Bernardino Campi Bernadino Campi (1522–1591) was a Renaissance painter from Cremona, who worked in Reggio Emilia. He is known as one of the teachers of Sofonisba Anguissola and of Giovanni Battista Trotti (il Malosso). In Cremona, his extended family owned ...

, whose niece he married. He painted in the ''Palazzo dei Giardino'' in

. He painted a ''Crucifixion'' in the

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; while in San Pietro, he painted a ''Santa Maria Egiziaca'' ( St. Mary of Egypt). He painted the ''Beheading of John the Baptist'' for San Domenico at Cremona, and in San Francesco and Sant'Agostino at

. He was employed by the court of

, along with

Agostino Carracci Agostino Carracci (or Caracci) (16 August 1557 – 22 March 1602) was an Italian painter, printmaker, tapestry designer, and art teacher. He was, together with his brother, Annibale Carracci, and cousin, Ludovico Carracci, one of the founders of ...

; and Agostino found Trotti disagreeable on which account he acquired the name of ''II Malosso'' (bad bone). Other pictures by him are: a ''Immaculate Conception'' for San Francesco Grande, in Piacenza, and a ''Descent from the Cross'', now found in the

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. He painted frescoes in the cupola of Sant'Abbondi, after designs by Campi, and in the Palazzo del Giordani, in

. For these he was rewarded with the title of Cavalière. One of his last works was a ''Pietà'' (1607) for the church of San Giovanni Novo in

. Pupils of Trotti include Stefano Lambri, Francesco Superti,Notizie istoriche de' pittori, scultori ed architetti Cremonesi
Volume 2, by Giovanni Battista Zaist and Anton'Maria Panni], page 70.

Giulio Calvi Giulio Calvi (called Il Cobonato) (c. 1570–1596) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance. He was born in Cremona Cremona (, also ; ; lmo, label= Cremunés, Cremùna; egl, Carmona) is a city and ''comune'' in northern Italy, situated in Lo ...

, and Cristoforo Augusta.

References

* Rimini107.jpg, G.B.Trotti Circe.jpg, Frama AssSC35.JPG, {{DEFAULTSORT:Trotti, Giovanni Battista 1555 births 1612 deaths 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 17th-century Italian painters Painters from Cremona Italian Mannerist painters