Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo
Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo (born April 26, 1538 in Milan ; † February 13, 1600 there ) was a painter, art historian and art theorist. His work can be assigned to mannerism .
Works by Lomazzo can be found in Milan, among others in the churches of Sta Maria della Passione, San Marco and San Vittore.
After the artist went blind at the age of 33 as a result of a cataract, he turned to the creation of art theoretical writings.
His main work on art theory, Trattato dell'arte della Pittura (Treatise on the Art of Painting) (7 volumes) appeared in Milan in 1584 and was so successful that it was translated into English and French. Other works are
- Libro dei sogni , before 1564
- Rime , 1587 (seven volumes)
- Idea del tempio della pittura (Idea of the Temple of Art), 1590 (seven volumes).
literature
- Marilena Z. Cassimatis: On the art theory of the painter Giovanni-Paolo Lomazzo (1538–1600) . Frankfurt 1985, ISBN 3-8204-7404-8 .
- Reinhard Steiner: Prometheus. Iconological and anthropological aspects of the visual arts from the 14th to the 17th centuries . Munich 1991, ISBN 3-924963-42-8
- Cornelia Manegold: Perception - Image - Memory . Studies on the reception of the Aristotelian memory theory in the art theoretical writings of Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo. Olms, Hildesheim 2004, ISBN 3-487-12675-3 .
Web links
Commons : Giovanni Paolo Lomazzo - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Biography Lomazzo (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lomazzo, Giovanni Paolo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lomazzo, Gian Paolo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Mannerist painter and art theorist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 26, 1538 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Milan |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 13, 1600 |
| Place of death | Milan |