''The mission of the Apostles '' Abbey of Santa Giustina
Giovanni Battista Bissoni (1576–1636) was an Italian painter. He was born in
Padua
Padua ( ; it, Padova ; vec, Pàdova) is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, northern Italy. Padua is on the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice. It is the capital of the province of Padua. It is also the economic and communications hub of the ...
. He was first a pupil of
Francesco Apollodoro, called ''Il Porcia'', a portrait painter, and afterwards of
Dario Varotari the Elder. Bissoni painted for the churches and convents at Padua and
Ravenna
Ravenna ( , , also ; rgn, Ravèna) is the capital city of the Province of Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Northern Italy. It was the capital city of the Western Roman Empire from 408 until its collapse in 476. It then served as the ca ...
. In the refectory of the convent of San Vitale, he painted a ''Last Supper''.
Biografia degli artisti Padovani
By Napoleone Pietrucci, page 34.
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1576 births
1636 deaths
16th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
17th-century Italian painters
Painters from Padua
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