- Boccaccio Boccaccino
Boccaccio Boccaccino (c. 1467 – c. 1525) was a painter of the early
Italian Renaissance , belonging to the Emilian school. He is profiled inVasari 's "Le Vite delle più eccellenti pittori, scultori, ed architettori " (or, in English, "Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects").He was born in
Ferrara and studied there, probably underDomenico Panetti . Few facts of his life are known. His principal artistic activity was inVenice , Ferrara, and especially inCremona , where he founded a school in which Garofalo was a pupil.His most celebrated achievement is the frescoes in the
Cathedral of Cremona (1506-1519) representing the "Birth of the Virgin" and some subjects from her life. His position there was taken over byAltobello Melone . His remaining works, which include the "Marriage of Saint Catherine" (Accademia ), the "Virgin and Child with Four Saints" (Venice, San Giuliano), the "Virgin and Two Saints" (Cremona, San Quirilo), and the "Holy Family" (Paris, Louvre), are considered by Lanzi remarkable for richness of drapery, variety of color, spirit and grace of attitude, and harmony of landscape. Several works formerly attributed toPietro Perugino ,Pinturicchio , and Garofalo are now ascribed to Boccaccino.His son and pupil
Camillo Boccaccino (1501-46) was a painter atCremona .ources
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