Ippolito Andreasi (1548 – 5 June 1608) 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 ...

period. He was a pupil of Giulio Romano in his hometown of

Mantua Mantua ( ; it, Mantova ; Lombard language, Lombard and la, Mantua) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy, and capital of the Province of Mantua, province of the same name. In 2016, Mantua was designated as the Italian Capital of Culture ...

. He collaborated with

Teodoro Ghisi Teodoro Ghisi (1536–1601) was an Italian painter and engraver of the Renaissance Period, mainly active in his native Mantua. He specialized in paintings of animal and nature scenes. Teodoro was known mostly for his drawings and illustration o ...

in painting the ceiling and cupola of the Cathedral.

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1548 births 1608 deaths 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 17th-century Italian painters Painters from Mantua Italian Mannerist painters {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub