Giovanni Peruzzini (1629–1694) was an Italian painter of the Baroque. His father,

Domenico Peruzzini Domenico Peruzzini (October 18, 1602– active until 1672) was an Italian painter of the Baroque, active mainly in the region of Marche. Biography Domenico was born in Urbania to a Pesarese family of Maiolica painters. Domenico trained with Giov ...

was also a painter. Giovanni was born in

Ancona Ancona (, also , ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region. The city is located northeast of Rome, on the Adriatic ...

, and became a pupil of

Simone Cantarini Simone Cantarini or Simone da Pesaro, called ''il Pesarese'' (Baptized on 21 August 1612 – 15 October 1648) was an Italian painter and etcher. He is mainly known for his history paintings and portraits executed in an original style, whi ...

. In Ancona, he painted a ''Beheading of St. John'' for the Spedale and a ''Santa Teresa'' for the Carmelitani. He lived for some time in

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language, Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 1 ...

, where he painted a ''Descent of the Holy Ghost'' for the church of SS. Vitale ed Agricola and a ''Santa Cecilia'' for the church of that name. He also painted for the lunettes of the Portico of the

Basilica di Santa Maria dei Servi Santa Maria dei Servi is a Roman Catholic basilica in Bologna, Italy. It was founded in 1346, as the church of the Servite Community of the Blessed Virgin Mary and was designed by Andrea da Faenza, a head friar and architect who also assisted A ...

. He was invited to

Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The ...

, to the court of the Savoy, who awarded him knighthood in the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus. He painted some frescoes in the chapel of the

Ghislieri College The Ghislieri College (Italian: ''Collegio Ghislieri''), founded in 1567 by Pope Pius V, is the second-oldest college in Pavia and co-founder of the IUSS in Pavia as well. History Collegio Ghislieri is a 450-year-old Italian institution co ...

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 ...

. He died in

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

. His sons, Paolo and Domenico Peruzzini the Younger, were also painters.

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* 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian Baroque painters Painters from Bologna People from Ancona 1629 births 1694 deaths {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub