Lorenzo Leonbruno

Lorenzo Leonbruno (1489 - 1537) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, active mainly in his native Mantua.

By 1511, he is receiving a stipend from the duke Francesco IV Gonzaga. He was a pupil of the painter Lorenzo Costa. In 1521, he briefly traveled to Rome. He also worked as an architect and engineer. Giulio Romano is said to have painted over much of his fresco work for the duke of Mantua.

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*cite book | first= Maria|last= Farquhar| year=1855| title= Biographical catalogue of the principal Italian painters| editor = Ralph Nicholson Wornum | pages= page 83 | publisher= Woodfall & Kinder, Angel Court, Skinner Street, London; Digitized by Googlebooks from Oxford University copy on Jun 27, 2006| id= | url= http://books.google.com/books?q=intitle:Wornum+intitle:principal+intitle:painters | authorlink= *cite book | first= Dottore Pasquale|last= Coddè, Segretario dell Belle Arti in Mantova| year=1837| title= Memorie Biografiche, poste in forma di Dizionario die Pittori, Scultori, Architetti, ed Incisori Mantovani| editor = Aumentate e scritte Dottore Fisico, Luigi Coddè| pages= pages 72-93| publisher= Presso i Fratelli Negretti, Mantua; Digitized by Googlebooks from Oxford University copy on October 16, 2006| id= | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=0BAGAAAAQAAJ&dq=Pasquale+Codd%C3%A8| authorlink=