Giovanni Ambrogio Figino (1548?–1608) was among the most highly admired of the painters active in Milan around the year 1600. His credentials were impeccable: he was a member of a prominent Milanese family; he was affluent, gracious, and reasonably handsome; he was Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo's most prized pupil and an experienced artist. Poems of praise were written about him; ...
Tópico(s): Historical Art and Architecture Studies
1965 - College Art Association | The Art Bulletin