Giovanni Paolo Lolmo (c. 1550–1593) 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, active mainly in his native city of
Bergamo
Bergamo (; lmo, Bèrghem ; from the proto- Germanic elements *''berg +*heim'', the "mountain home") is a city in the alpine Lombardy region of northern Italy, approximately northeast of Milan, and about from Switzerland, the alpine lakes Como ...
. He is also known as ''Gian Paolo Lolmo''. In 1587, he painted ''Saint Rocco and Sebastian'' for
Santa Maria Maggiore (Bergamo)
The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is a major church in the upper town of Bergamo, Northern Italy.
History
According to the popular tradition, partially supported by documents, the church was built to comply with a vow made to the Virgin Mary ...
.
References
* ''Storia dell pittura Italian esposta coi monumenti, Volume 6, Epoca Quarta dai Caracci all'Appiani Tomo VI.'' by
Giovanni Rosini, Presso Niccolo Capurro, 1846, Pis
1593 deaths
16th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
Painters from Bergamo
Italian Renaissance painters
Year of birth uncertain
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