Paolo Gerolamo Brusco or Girolamo Brusco (8 June 1742 – 30 March 1820) was a prolific Italian painter active in Liguria. He was also nicknamed Bruschetto.
Paolo Gerolamo Brusco | |
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 Statue of Paolo Gerolamo Brusco in the public gardens of the Piazza del Popolo in Savona. | |
| Born | 8 June 1742 |
| Died | 30 March 1820 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Neoclassic |
Biography
editBorn in Savona, his father and one of his brothers were employed in painting local maiolica.[1] Another brother, Giacomo, was a civil engineer.[2] As a young man, he traveled to Rome and was influenced by the Neoclassic style of Anton Raphael Mengs, and may have trained with Pompeo Batoni[3][4]
Works
edit- St Vincent of Paoli in the first chapel to right of the Church of Sant'Andrea Apostolo (Savona).
- Stuccowork and frescoes for the Church of San Pietro (Savona).
- Mysteries of the Rosary: Canvases for the Church of San Bernardo of Italy.
- Frescoes in the presbytery for the Church of San Lorenzo of Cairo Montenotte.
- Fresco (1810) of St. Martin for the Church of San Martino of Italy.
- Frescoes for the Church of Santissima Trinità in Sassello.
- Frescoes for the Church of San Michele in Celle Ligure.
- Canvases and frescoes for the Church of San Nicolò in Albisola Superiore.
- Canvases for the Church of San Giovanni Battista of Savona.
- Frescoes for the Sanctuary of Nostra Signora delle Grazie al Molo in Genoa.
- Madonna di Misericordia for the Oratory of Nostra Signora di Castello in Savona.
Sources
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Paolo Gerolamo Brusco.
- Treccani Enciclopedia Dizionario biografico.
- ^ Notizie dei professori di disegno in Liguria, Volume 1, by Federigo Alizeri (Genoa, 1865); page 263-264.
- ^ Alizeri, page 275.
- ^ Biblioteca italiana ossia giornale di letteratura, scienze ed arti, Volume 21, obituary, page 445.
- ^ Notizie dei professori del disegno in Liguria dalla fondazione dell' Accademia, Volume 1. (1865), by Federigo Alizeri, Publisher Luigi Sambolini, Genoa, pages 264-268.