Girolamo Santo (also called ''il Sordo'' or ''Girolamo da Padova'') was an Italian painter of the

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 ...

, active in the 16th century. 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 painted the facade of the

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Palace, several frescoes in S. Francesco, and, with Bernardo Parentino, scenes from the ''life of St. Benedict'' in S. Giustina. A curious picture of a genealogical tree in the Santo is also ascribed to him. He was still living in 1546.

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* 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Padua Renaissance painters Fresco painters {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub