Madonna in trono col Bambino (Ferramola)

Floriano or Fioravante Ferramola (c. 1478 – 3 July 1528) 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, active mainly 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 ...

Biography

Mentioned for the first time in 1503, his first known work is a ''Nativity'' from 1507 to 1508, now in the Civi Museums of

Pavia Pavia (, , , ; la, Ticinum; Medieval Latin: ) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy in northern Italy, south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. It has a population of c. 73,086. The city was the cap ...

; in 1512 he painted a portrait of Gaston de Foix. Later Ferramola frescoed an ''Annunciation'' for the church of the Carmine in Brescia, and also painted for the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Brescia. He is also known for his frescoes painted for the Palazzo Calini in Brescia, one of which may be viewed in London at the

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1528 deaths Painters from Brescia 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian Renaissance painters Year of birth unknown Year of birth uncertain Fresco painters {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub