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Grazio Cossali, sometimes called Orazio Cossali (1563 – December 4, 1629) was an
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Grazio Cossali, sometimes called Orazio Cossali (1563 – December 4, 1629) was an Italian
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painter who worked in 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. ...
, Cremona
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, and Venice
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, active during the Mannerist
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or early Baroque
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periods.
Biography
Born inOrzinuovi
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History
It was founded in 1193 by statute of the ''comune'' of Brescia, as a boundary fortress with the name of "Orci Novi". Its history thenceforth cl ...
, Province of Brescia
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, he is sometimes referred to as ''Cossale''. He is said to paint in the style of Palma il Giovane
Iacopo Negretti (1548/50 – 14 October 1628), best known as Jacopo or Giacomo Palma il Giovane or simply Palma Giovane ("Young Palma"), was an Italian painter from Venice and a notable exponent of the Venetian school.
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.
In the Brescian churches of Santa Maria delle Grazie and Santa Maria dei Miracoli are paintings of the ''Adoration of the Magi'' and the ''Presentation of Mary in the Temple''. He also painted for the churches of San Lorenzo
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and San Francesco in Brescia. He painted a small ''Coronation of the Virgin'' (1590s) for the parish church of Quinzanello.. He painted a canvas on the history of
Carlo Borromeo
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for the church of the ''Madonna della Stella'' in Cellatica
Cellatica (Brescian: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy.
Geography
Located at the feet of the Brescian Prealps. It is bounded by other communes of Brescia, Collebeato and Gussago. It is located in an area, Franciacorta , ...
.
The town hall, or Palazzo Communale, of Cremona
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has one of his paintings, one depicting the ''Harvest of the Manna'' (1587) in the Council Chamber (or hall of the Paintings). His son Giacomo was also a painter.
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* 1563 births 1629 deaths 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 17th-century Italian painters Painters from Brescia Mannerist painters {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub