Giovanni Filippo Criscuolo
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Giovanni Filippo Criscuolo (c. 1500–1584) was an Italian
painter, active during the late-Renaissance
period, mainly in Naples
.
Born in Gaeta
, He trained with Andrea da Salerno and with Perino del Vaga in Rome. His brother Giovanni Angelico
and daughter Mariangiola
were also painters. He apparently wrote a series of biographies of Neapolitan painters. In Naples, he painted a Adoration of the Magi in Santa Maria del Rosario
. In Santa Maria delle Grazie, he painted a Madonna and Child. In San Lorenzo, he painted a Christ bearing his Cross. He also left paintings in Gaeta. One of his pupils was Francesco Curia
.
Italy
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painter, active during the late-Renaissance
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
period, mainly in Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
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Born in Gaeta
Gaeta
Gaeta is a city and comune in the province of Latina, in Lazio, central Italy. Set on a promontory stretching towards the Gulf of Gaeta, it is 120 km from Rome and 80 km from Naples....
, He trained with Andrea da Salerno and with Perino del Vaga in Rome. His brother Giovanni Angelico
Giovanni Angelo Criscuolo
Giovanni Angelo Criscuolo was the younger brother of Giovanni Filippo Criscuolo. Although he showed an early inclination for art, his father would not permit him to make it his profession, but obliged him to follow the business of a notary...
and daughter Mariangiola
Mariangiola Criscuolo
Mariangiola Criscuolo was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active mainly in her natal city of Naples.Born to painter Giovanni Filippo Criscuolo; her uncle, Giovanni Angelo was also a painter. She married the painter Giovanni Antonio d'Amato il giovane. She excelled in painting...
were also painters. He apparently wrote a series of biographies of Neapolitan painters. In Naples, he painted a Adoration of the Magi in Santa Maria del Rosario
Santa María del Rosario
Santa María del Rosario is a town and municipality in Oaxaca in south-western Mexico. The municipality covers an area of km².It is part of the Tlaxiaco District in the south of the Mixteca Region....
. In Santa Maria delle Grazie, he painted a Madonna and Child. In San Lorenzo, he painted a Christ bearing his Cross. He also left paintings in Gaeta. One of his pupils was Francesco Curia
Francesco Curia
Francesco Curia was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active mainly in his hometown of Naples. He was a pupil of the painter Giovanni Filippo Criscuolo. Among his pupils were Fabrizio Santafede and Ippolito Borghese....
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