Giovanni Bernardino Azzolini (c. 1572 – 12 December 1645) was an Italian painter and sculptor who continued painting in a late-

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style, mainly active in

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and

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. He is also known by Azzolino or Mazzolini or Asoleni.

Life and work

Born in the town of Cefalù in

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, where he likely received his initial training. He had moved to Naples by 1594. He then settled in Genoa, where he was elected to local ''Accademia di San Luca'' (

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) in 1618. In Naples, he painted a ''Presentation at the Temple'' (1599) for the church of

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. He painted a ''Pentecost'' for the church of San Francesco at

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. Among his paintings in Genoa, is an ''Annunciation'' painted for the church of Monache Turchine. He painted a ''Martyrdom of St. Apollonia'' for the church of

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. He painted a canvas of ''St. Francis Xavier's vision of the Virgin'' for the saint's chapel in the church of Gesù Nuovo in Naples. His daughter married the painter

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and his son-in-law worked together with him on some commissions. Article on Azzolino
by Justus Lange.

References

The Ascension by Giovanni Bernardino Azzolino

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Grove Art Encyclopedia entry
1570s births 1645 deaths People from Cefalù 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 17th-century Italian painters Painters from Naples 16th-century Italian sculptors Italian male sculptors 17th-century Italian sculptors Italian Baroque painters Painters from Genoa Artists from the Province of Palermo {{Italy-painter-stub

Life and work

See also

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