Giovanni da Udine

Ceiling of the garden loggia in the Villa Farnesina, frescoes by Raphael and workshop, fruit garlands by Giovanni da Udine

Giovanni da Udine (born October 15, 1487 in Udine in Northern Italy, † 1564 in Rome ) was an Italian Renaissance painter. In Raphael's workshop he was the specialist in grotesques and stucco work .

Life

Giovanni probably received his education in Venice. In 1516 he joined Raphael's workshop, for whom he worked until his death. He performed parts in Raphael's oil paintings and was also involved in the frescoing and stuccoing of palaces such as the Villa Farnesina in Rome. He also worked on the design of the loggias in the Vatican Palace.

His work for Raffael was occasionally interrupted by commissions in northern Italy. In 1527 and 1534 he worked as an architect and decorator for the castles of the Spilimbergo and Colloredo in Friuli and was involved in the interior design of the Palazzo Grimani in Venice.

Works

Raphael: Expulsion of Heliodorus from the temple; Stucco by Giovanni da Udine

Story of Cupid and Psyche in the garden loggia of Villa Farnesina in Rome, together with Giulio Romano and Giovanni Francesco Penni, (fruit wreaths)
Painting and stucco decoration in the loggia of the Villa Madama in Rome, together with Raffael
Stucco ceiling in the vestibule of the Villa Madama in Rome
Stanza di Eliodoro , together with Raffael and Giulio Romano, Vatican
Palazzo Baldassini in Rome, grotesques on the ground floor, mythological scenes on the first floor
Stucco and astronomical images in the Sala dei Pontefici in the Appartamento Borgia , together with Perino del Vaga , Vatican

literature

The little encyclopedia. Volume 1. Encyclios, Zurich 1950, p. 619.
Caterina Furlan: Ricamatore, Giovanni, detto Giovanni da Udine. In: Raffaele Romanelli (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 87: Renzi – Robortello. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2016.

Web links

Commons : Giovanni da Udine - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Works by and about Giovanni da Udine in the German Digital Library
Giovanni da Udine. In: Enciclopedie on line. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome. Retrieved May 14, 2018.

personal data
SURNAME	Giovanni da Udine
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Ricamatore, Giovanni
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian Renaissance painter
DATE OF BIRTH	October 15, 1487
PLACE OF BIRTH	Udine in Northern Italy
DATE OF DEATH	1564
Place of death	Rome