Giovanni Battista Trotti
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Giovanni Battista Trotti (1555–1612) was an Italian
painter of the late-Renaissance
period, active mainly in Piacenza
, Parma
, and his native city of Cremona
.
In Cremona, he was initially a pupil of Bernardino Campi
, whose niece he married. He painted in the Palazzo dei Giardino in Parma
. He painted a Crucifixion in the Cremona Cathedral
; while in San Pietro, he painted a Santa Maria Egiziaca (St. Mary of Egypt). He painted the Beheading of John the Baptist for San Domenico at Cremona, and in San Francesco and Sant’Agostino at Piacenza. He was employed by the court of Parma
, along with Agostino Carracci
; and Agostino found Trotti disagreeable on which account he acquired the name of II Malosso (bad bone).
Other pictures by him are: a Conception for San Francesco Grande, in Piacenza
and a Descent from the Cross for the Brera Academy. He painted frescoes in the cupola of S. Abbondi, after designs by Campi, and in the Palazzo del Giordani, in Parma
. For these he was rewarded with the title of Cavalière. One of his last works was a Pietà(1607) for the church of S. Giovanni Novo in Cremona
. One pupil of Trotti was Cristoforo Augusta
.
Italy
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painter of the late-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, active mainly in Piacenza
Piacenza
Piacenza is a city and comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Piacenza...
, Parma
Parma
Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. This is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world....
, and his native city of Cremona
Cremona
Cremona is a city and comune in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po River in the middle of the Pianura Padana . It is the capital of the province of Cremona and the seat of the local City and Province governments...
.
Bernardino Campi
Bernardino Campi was an Italian Renaissance painter from Reggio Emilia, who worked in Cremona. He is known as one of the teachers of Sofonisba Anguissola and of Giovanni Battista Trotti . In Cremona, his extended family were the main artistic studios...
, whose niece he married. He painted in the Palazzo dei Giardino in Parma
Parma
Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. This is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world....
. He painted a Crucifixion in the Cremona Cathedral
Cremona Cathedral
The Duomo di Cremona , dedicated to Santa Maria Assunta , is a church in Cremona, Lombardy, northern Italy and the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cremona...
; while in San Pietro, he painted a Santa Maria Egiziaca (St. Mary of Egypt). He painted the Beheading of John the Baptist for San Domenico at Cremona, and in San Francesco and Sant’Agostino at Piacenza. He was employed by the court of Parma
Parma
Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. This is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world....
, along with Agostino Carracci
Agostino Carracci
Agostino Carracci was an Italian painter and printmaker. He was the brother of the more famous Annibale and cousin of Lodovico Carracci....
; and Agostino found Trotti disagreeable on which account he acquired the name of II Malosso (bad bone).
Other pictures by him are: a Conception for San Francesco Grande, in Piacenza
Piacenza
Piacenza is a city and comune in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Piacenza...
and a Descent from the Cross for the Brera Academy. He painted frescoes in the cupola of S. Abbondi, after designs by Campi, and in the Palazzo del Giordani, in Parma
Parma
Parma is a city in the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna famous for its ham, its cheese, its architecture and the fine countryside around it. This is the home of the University of Parma, one of the oldest universities in the world....
. For these he was rewarded with the title of Cavalière. One of his last works was a Pietà(1607) for the church of S. Giovanni Novo in Cremona
Cremona
Cremona is a city and comune in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po River in the middle of the Pianura Padana . It is the capital of the province of Cremona and the seat of the local City and Province governments...
. One pupil of Trotti was Cristoforo Augusta
Cristoforo Augusta
Cristoforo Augusta was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance period. He was born in Casalmaggiore, near Cremona, where he was mostly active. He was a pupil of Giovanni Battista Trotti. He painted in the Dominican convent in Cremona....
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