Francesco Giugno
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Francesco Giugno was an Italian
painter of the late Mannerist
and early-Baroque
periods, mainly active in Brescia
and Mantua
.
Born in Brescia, he became a pupil of Pietro Marone
, and then of Palma il Giovane. He died in Mantua.
Italy
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painter of the late 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...
and early-Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
periods, mainly active in Brescia
Brescia
Brescia is a city and comune in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, between the Mella and the Naviglio, with a population of around 197,000. It is the second largest city in Lombardy, after the capital, Milan...
and Mantua
Mantua
Mantua is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy and capital of the province of the same name. Mantua's historic power and influence under the Gonzaga family, made it one of the main artistic, cultural and notably musical hubs of Northern Italy and the country as a whole...
.
Born in Brescia, he became a pupil of Pietro Marone
Pietro Marone
Pietro Marone was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance periods, mainly active in Brescia and Mantua.He was the son of Pietro Marone the Elder, a painter who was the mentor of Francesco Giugno. Pietro the Younger was also the nephew of Andrea Marone, a Latin poet in the court of Pope Leo X...
, and then of Palma il Giovane. He died in Mantua.