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Giovanni Battista Fiorini was an Italian painter of the 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 ...
period. He was a native of
Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nat ...
. He was active at the close of the 16th century, and died after 1595. He is chiefly known as a coadjutor of Cesare Aretusi, with whom he painted several pictures at Bologna and
Brescia Brescia (, locally ; lmo, link=no, label= Lombard, Brèsa ; lat, Brixia; vec, Bressa) is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo. ...
, and distinguished himself especially as a good designer. Among his works: *''Christ Giving the Keys to St. Peter'', Bologna Cathedral. *''Birth of the Virgin'',
San Giovanni in Monte San Giovanni in Monte is a 15th-century Roman Catholic church in Bologna, Italy. History The current church can be traced back to a round church from the 5th century known as the Monte Oliveto, traditionally said to be founded by Saint Petronius ...
, Bologna. *''Descent from the Cross'',
San Benedetto, Bologna San Benedetto is a Roman Catholic church in central Bologna. Founded in the 12th century, the church now has facade (1606) designed by Giovanni Battista Ballerini. The Facade was rotated 180 degrees in 1892; it once faced Via Galliera, and now fa ...
. *''Mass of St Gregory'', Padri Servi, Bologna. *''Birth of the Virgin'',
Sant'Afra, Brescia The church of Sant'Afra in Brescia, also known as the church of Sant'Afra in Sant'Eufemia, is located on Corso Magenta, near Piazzale Arnaldo. History Built initially in the 1450s, it underwent major reconstructions starting in the 1600s. It c ...
. *Fresco by Fiorini alone, Sala Regia, Vatican.


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* Year of birth missing Year of death missing 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Bologna {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub