Giovanni Vincenzo Corso
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Giovanni Vincenzo Corso was an Italian
painter of the Renaissance
period. He was born in Naples
. He was a pupil of Giovanni Antonio Amato
and influenced by Pietro Perugino
, Andrea Sabbatini
, and Polidoro da Caravaggio, and subsequently went to Rome, where he assisted Perin del Vaga
. Most of the works of this artist in the churches at Naples have been damaged and retouched. They include a Christ bearing his Cross for the church of San Domenico Maggiore
, and an Adoration of the Magi for the church of San Lorenzo Maggiore
. He died in Rome
in 1545.
Italy
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painter of the 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. He was born 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...
. He was a pupil of Giovanni Antonio Amato
Giovanni Antonio Amato
Giovanni Antonio Amato was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active in Naples.He was also called il Vecchio. He followed the style of Pietro Perugino, and among his pupils were Giovanni Vincenzo Corso, Giovanni Bernardo Lama, Battista Loca, Pietro Negroni, Simone il Giovane Papa, and...
and influenced by Pietro Perugino
Pietro Perugino
Pietro Perugino , born Pietro Vannucci, was an Italian Renaissance painter of the Umbrian school, who developed some of the qualities that found classic expression in the High Renaissance...
, Andrea Sabbatini
Andrea Sabbatini
Andrea Sabbatini was an Italian painter of the Renaissance, born in Salerno, and one of the best disciples of Raphael....
, and Polidoro da Caravaggio, and subsequently went to Rome, where he assisted Perin del Vaga
Perin del Vaga
Perino del Vaga was an Italian painter of the Late Renaissance/Mannerism.-Biography:...
. Most of the works of this artist in the churches at Naples have been damaged and retouched. They include a Christ bearing his Cross for the church of San Domenico Maggiore
San Domenico Maggiore
San Domenico Maggiore is a church in Naples, southern Italy, located in the square with the same name. The square is one of the most interesting in Naples and is on the street popularly called "Spaccanapoli" in the historic center of Naples...
, and an Adoration of the Magi for the church of San Lorenzo Maggiore
San Lorenzo Maggiore
San Lorenzo Maggiore is a town and comune in the province of Benevento, in the Campania region of southern Italy. It is a member of the Titerno "Local Action Group".-Festivals:...
. He died in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
in 1545.