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Tomasso Sandrino (1575–1631) (also Sandrini) was an
Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...
painter of quadratura in Northern Italy, active in his native
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 ...
. Among the church ceilings he helped fresco with quadrature are Sant Faustino, San Domenico, Chiesa del Carmine, and the Cathedral of Brescia. He also worked in Milan, Ferrara, and Mirandola.


Life and works

Sandrini was active in quadratura and in architecture. In 1615, he helped decorate the church of San Domenico in Brescia. His brother Pietro worked with Ottavio Viviani in painting the ceiling of Santa Caterina. Among his pupils was Domenico Bruni. Sandrini painted frescoes for the church of Santi Faustino e Giovita in Brescia. Sandrini painted the ceiling of the church of the Carmini. He was active in painting the cupola of Madonna della Ghiara and the church of San Giovanni in Reggio Emilia; as well as a church in
Mirandola Mirandola ( Mirandolese: ) is a city and ''comune'' of Emilia-Romagna, Italy, in the Province of Modena, northeast of the provincial capital by railway. History Mirandola originated as a Renaissance city-fortress. For four centuries it was ...
. Sandrini died in the town of
Palazzolo sull'Oglio Palazzolo sull'Oglio ( Brescian and Bergamasque: ; locally ) is a city and ''comune'' in the Province of Brescia, in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is located south of Lake Iseo, bordering the Province of Bergamo, and has a popula ...
.Abecedario pittorico
by Pellegrino Antonio Orlandi, page 409.


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* 1575 births 1630s deaths 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 17th-century Italian painters Italian Renaissance painters Quadratura painters Painters from Brescia Fresco painters {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub