Giovanni Battista Dordoni
Giovanni Battista Dordoni or Dordone (died 1599) was an Italian painter active in Castelleone.[1]
Biography
[edit]Dordoni painted the frescoes depicting Christ and the Apostles in the Sanctuary of the Misericordia in Castelleone.[2] In 1588 he painted the clock face in the Torrazzo in Cremona.[3] One of his pupils was the sculptor Francesco Gritto, called Mombello, also native of Castelleone.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Dizionario biografico universal, By Gottardo Garollo, 1907, page 696.
- ^ Comune of Castelleone, description of church.
- ^ Descrizione dello stato fisico-politico-statistico-storico, Volume 1, by Angelo Grandi, page 229.
- ^ Notizie istoriche de' pittori, scultori, ed architetti cremonesi, Volume 1, by Giovanni Battista Zaist, page 55.
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