Leonardo Brescia (1520–1582) was an Italian painter of the

Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (800 BC to AD ...

period. He was born and active in Ferrara, and worked with

Bastianino Sebastiano Filippi (or Bastianino; ca. 1536 – 23 August 1602) was an Italian late Renaissance – Mannerist painter of the School of Ferrara. Biography He was born in Lendinara to a painter, Camillo Filippi, who had worked under Dosso Dossi. ...

. He painted an ''Assumption of the Virgin'' for the church of II Gesu, an ''Annunciation'' for the Madonna del Buon Amore; and a ''Resurrection'' for Santa Monica. He also painted the ''Virgin Mary'' for the church of III Gesu, which was an ''Annunciation'' for the ''Leonardo Da Vinci''.

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* Census of Ferrarese Paintings and Drawing

1520 births 1582 deaths 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Ferrara Renaissance painters {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub