Girolamo Gamberati or Gamberato (1550-1628) was an Italian painter active in his native

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Biography

He learned design from

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and color from Jacopo Palma il Giovane, painters with whom he collaborated on projects in the Doge's Palace. In the Sala del Maggior Consiglio, he painted an episode of the ''History of Ancona'', placed above the door leading to the Quarantìa della Sala. It depicts a meeting in

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between Doge

Sebastiano Ziani Sebastiano Ziani was Doge of Venice from 1172 to 1178. He was one of the greatest planners of Venice. During his short term as Doge, Ziani divided the city-state into many districts. He realised that the government headquarters were too close ...

, Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, and Pope Alexander III, where all three were given gold umbrellas by the citizens. The pope gives his to the Doge.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gamberati, Girolamo 1550 births 1628 deaths 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 17th-century Italian painters Painters from Venice