Giovanni Angelo Borroni
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Giovanni Angelo Borroni was an Italian
painter of the late-Baroque
and early-Neoclassic
periods, active mainly in Milan
and Cremona
.
He was born in Cremona and died in Milan. He was the pupil of the painter Angelo Massarotti
, and afterwards of Robert Le Longe. On leaving those masters he was patronized by the noble family of Crivelli, and was employed some years in ornamenting their palace. He painted several pictures for the churches at Cremona
and Milan
. In the cathedral at Milan he painted St. Benedict in the act of interceding for the city. He painted frescoes on mythologic themes for the Villa Brentano Carones in Corbetta
, along with Mattia Bortoloni
. He also painted a Glory of the Saint (1755) for the cupola of the church dedicated to San Omobono
of Cremona.
Italy
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painter of the late-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...
and early-Neoclassic
Neoclassicism
Neoclassicism is the name given to Western movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that draw inspiration from the "classical" art and culture of Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome...
periods, active mainly in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
and 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...
.
He was born in Cremona and died in Milan. He was the pupil of the painter Angelo Massarotti
Angelo Massarotti
Angelo Massarotti was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in his native Cremona. He trained initially with Agostino Bonisoli, then in Rome with Carlo Cesi...
, and afterwards of Robert Le Longe. On leaving those masters he was patronized by the noble family of Crivelli, and was employed some years in ornamenting their palace. He painted several pictures for the churches at 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...
and Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
. In the cathedral at Milan he painted St. Benedict in the act of interceding for the city. He painted frescoes on mythologic themes for the Villa Brentano Carones in Corbetta
Corbetta
Corbetta may refer to several things:*Corbetta, Lombardy, a commune in the province of Milan, Italy.*Corbetta, a type of magazine . A Corbetta magazine is of concrete construction and is shaped like a beehive or dome. The domed shape is used for only the Corbetta ECM design. The interior wall is...
, along with Mattia Bortoloni
Mattia Bortoloni
Mattia Bortoloni was an Italian painter of the Rococo period, mainly active in the area of Bergamo and Venice.Born in Canda, near Rovigo, he died in Bergamo. He trained with Antonio Balestra of Verona. Bortoloni painted the 104-panel fresco cycle at Villa Cornaro, a Palladian villa in Piombino...
. He also painted a Glory of the Saint (1755) for the cupola of the church dedicated to San Omobono
Saint Homobonus
Saint Homobonus is the patron saint of business people, tailors, shoemakers, and clothworkers, as well as of Cremona, Italy.He was canonized in 1199 at the urgent request of the citizens of Cremona. He died on November 13, 1197 and his feast day is celebrated on November 13.He was a merchant from...
of Cremona.