Giovanni Andrea Biscaino
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Giovanni Andrea Biscaino was an Italian
painter of the Baroque
period, described by the Grove Dictionary of Art
as a "mediocre landscape painter". He was born in Genoa
. He was the father and teacher of the painter, etcher and draughtsman Bartolomeo Biscaino
. He died at Genoa
of the plague in 1657.
Italy
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painter of the 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...
period, described by the Grove Dictionary of Art
Grove Dictionary of Art
Grove Art Online, formerly The Dictionary of Art but usually known as The Grove Dictionary of Art, is a large encyclopedia of art, now part of the online reference publications of Oxford University Press, and previously a 34-volume printed encyclopedia when last published on paper in 1996...
as a "mediocre landscape painter". He was born in Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
. He was the father and teacher of the painter, etcher and draughtsman Bartolomeo Biscaino
Bartolomeo Biscaino
Bartolomeo Biscaino was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in his native Genoa. He was the son, and first a pupil of Giovanni Andrea Biscaino. He afterwards became a pupil of Valerio Castelli. His career was cut short by the plague, which visited Genoa, to which his father and...
. He died at Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
of the plague in 1657.