Giuseppe Mazzuoli (c. 1536 - 1589)
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Giuseppe Mazzuoli was an Italian
painter of the Mannerist
period, active mainly in the court of Alfonso II d'Este of Ferrara
.
Also nicknamed il Bastaruolo (or il Bastarolo by authors writing in English) apparently due to his father's profession selling foodstuffs. He needs to be differentiated from the Ludovico Mazzuoli who painted in Ferrara and the baroque sculptor of the same name. He painted the roof of the church of the Gesu in Ferrara, a work started by Giovanni Francesco Surchi
. He was reportedly a pupil of Dosso Dossi
, and the teacher of Carlo Bononi
.
Italy
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painter of the Mannerist
Mannerism
Mannerism is a period of European art that emerged from the later years of the Italian High Renaissance around 1520. It lasted until about 1580 in Italy, when a more Baroque style began to replace it, but Northern Mannerism continued into the early 17th century throughout much of Europe...
period, active mainly in the court of Alfonso II d'Este of Ferrara
Ferrara
Ferrara is a city and comune in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital city of the Province of Ferrara. It is situated 50 km north-northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po River, located 5 km north...
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Also nicknamed il Bastaruolo (or il Bastarolo by authors writing in English) apparently due to his father's profession selling foodstuffs. He needs to be differentiated from the Ludovico Mazzuoli who painted in Ferrara and the baroque sculptor of the same name. He painted the roof of the church of the Gesu in Ferrara, a work started by Giovanni Francesco Surchi
Giovanni Francesco Surchi
Giovanni Francesco Surchi was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance period, active in Ferrara. He was also calle il Dielai....
. He was reportedly a pupil of Dosso Dossi
Dosso Dossi
Dosso Dossi , real name Giovanni di Niccolò de Luteri, was an Italian Renaissance painter who belonged to the Ferrara School of Painting.-Biography:Dossi was born in San Giovanni del Dosso a village in the province of Mantua...
, and the teacher of Carlo Bononi
Carlo Bononi
Carlo Bononi was an Italian painter.Born and active mainly in Emilia and Ferrara, and considered to be mainly a painter of the School of Ferrara. He studied painting under Giuseppe Mazzuoli, known as il Bastarolo. Knew Guercino and was eulogized by Guido Reni as having a "bounty of a most honest...
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