Giovanni Antonio Fasolo (1530–1572) was a late

Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and covering the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized by an effort to revive and surpass ideas ...

Italian painter of the Venetian school, active in

Vicenza Vicenza ( , ; ) is a city in northeastern Italy. It is in the Veneto region at the northern base of the ''Monte Berico'', where it straddles the Bacchiglione River. Vicenza is approximately west of Venice and east of Milan. Vicenza is a th ...

and surroundings. A native of

Mandello del Lario Mandello del Lario (Lecchese: ) is an Italian town and ''comune'' in the province of Lecco, in Lombardy, on Lake Como. Since 1921, Mandello del Lario has been home to Moto Guzzi—the Italian motorcycle manufacturer, now a subsidiary of Piagg ...

, he appears to have trained in the

Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...

studio of

Paolo Veronese Paolo Caliari (152819 April 1588), known as Paolo Veronese ( , also , ), was an Italian Renaissance painter based in Venice, known for extremely large history paintings of religion and mythology, such as ''The Wedding at Cana'' (1563) and ''The ...

. By 1557, he was an independent

fresco Fresco (plural ''frescos'' or ''frescoes'') is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid ("wet") lime plaster. Water is used as the vehicle for the dry-powder pigment to merge with the plaster, and with the setting of the plaste ...

decorator. He worked at the frescoes of some buildings by

Andrea Palladio Andrea Palladio ( ; ; 30 November 1508 – 19 August 1580) was an Italian Renaissance architect active in the Venetian Republic. Palladio, influenced by Roman and Greek architecture, primarily Vitruvius, is widely considered to be one of th ...

, like Villa Caldogno (with

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 with ...

), Casa Cogollo, and

Palazzo del Capitaniato The palazzo del Capitaniato, also known as loggia del Capitanio or loggia Bernarda, is a palazzo in Vicenza, northern Italy, designed by Andrea Palladio in 1565 and built between 1571 and 1572. It is located on the central Piazza dei Signori, f ...

(his last work). He also decorated with Zelotti the

Palazzo Porto Colleoni Thiene The Palazzo Porto Colleoni Thiene, also called a Villa or Castello, is a prominent palace structure in the town center of Thiene. The castle has two lateral battlement or tower-like corners, with merlonated roof edges. It was completed by 1476 ...

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. In 1572 he died by an incident when he was working at the ceiling of the

loggia In architecture, a loggia ( , usually , ) is a covered exterior gallery or corridor, usually on an upper level, but sometimes on the ground level of a building. The outer wall is open to the elements, usually supported by a series of columns ...

of the Palazzo del Capitaniato in

. One of his pupils was

Alessandro Maganza Adorazione della Vergine con gli Angeli (1581) Alessandro Maganza (1556–1630) was an Italian painter of the Mannerist style, born and active in Vicenza, as well as in Venice. He likely trained with his father, Giovanni Battista Maganza, also ...

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Partial listing: FamigliaValmarana

*Frescoes in

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 ...

, Vicenza *Frescoes in Villa Sesso Schiavo, Sandrigo (Vicenza) (attributed) *''Portrait of the Valmarana Family'' *''Portrait of Ippolito Porto'',

Palazzo Valmarana Palazzo Valmarana is a palace in Vicenza. It was built by Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio in 1565 for the noblewoman Isabella Nogarola Valmarana. Since 1994 it is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site " City of Vicenza and the Pall ...

, Vicenza *''Baptism of Saint John'' (''Battesimo di San Giovanni''), Natività della Beata Vergine Maria,

Tricase Tricase is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Lecce, part of the Apulia region of south-east Italy. It is located in the Salento traditional region. In Tricase have Cardinale Giovanni Panico General Hospital. The area that is in between Otr ...

(Lecce) (attributed) *Frescoes in Casa Cogollo, Vicenza (traces) *''Portrait of Giuseppe Gualdo with His Sons Paolo and Paolo Emilio'' (''Ritratto di Giuseppe Gualdo con i figli Paolo e Paolo Emilio'') and ''Portrait of Paola Bonanome Gualdo with Her Daughters Laura and Virginia'' (''Ritratto di Paola Bonanome Gualdo con le figlie Laura e Virginia''), 1566-1567, Pinacoteca civica di

, Vicenza *Frescoes in Palazzo Porto Colleoni,

(Vicenza), 1570 (with

), sections included: ''Cleopatra's Banquet'', ''The Continence of Scipio'' and ''Sophonisba Before Masinissa - Mucius Scaevola'', *Frescoes in Villa Caldogno, Caldogno (Vicenza), 1570 (with

), sections included: ''Invitation to Dance'', ''Playing Cards'' *Frescoes and nine others in

(1572), Vicenza

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fasolo, Giovanni Antonio 1530 births 1572 deaths People from the Province of Lecco 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Vicenza Painters from Venice Mannerist painters

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