Giovanni Battista Fiorini

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Name Giovanni Fiorini

Giovanni Battista Fiorini was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance period.

He was a native of Bologna. He was active at the close of the 16th century, and died subsequently to 1595. He is chiefly known as a coadjutor of Cesare Aretusi, with whom he painted several pictures at Bologna and Brescia, and distinguished himself especially as a good designer. Among his works:

Christ giving the Keys to St. Peter, Bologna Cathedral.

Birth of the Virgin, San Giovanni in Monte, Bologna.

Descent from the Cross, San Benedetto, Bologna.

Mass of St Gregory, Padri Servi, Bologna.

Birth of the Virgin, Sant'Afra, Brescia.

Small painting by Fiorini alone, Sala Regia, Vatican.

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