Romanino facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Girolamo Romanino
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Portrait of Romanino by Gambara.
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| Born | circa 1485 |
| Died | circa 1566 |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Italian Renaissance |
Girolamo Romani, often called Romanino, was a talented Italian painter from the Renaissance period. He lived a long time, from about 1485 to 1566. Romanino worked in different parts of Italy, especially near the cities of Brescia, Veneto, and Lombardy. He was known for trying out many different painting styles throughout his career.
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Early Life and Training
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Romanino was born in Brescia, Italy. We don't know much about his early life or how he learned to paint.
One of his first known paintings is a Pietà, which he made around 1510 for a church in Brescia. This painting is now in a famous art gallery called the Accademia.
When he was in his twenties, around 1513, Romanino moved to Venice. There, he was asked to paint a large artwork called Madonna enthroned with four saints for a church in Padua. His paintings often mixed the bright colors of Venice with the detailed styles from other parts of Italy.
Famous Artworks and Frescoes
Romanino was very busy painting large murals, called frescoes, on walls and ceilings.
Cremona Cathedral Murals
From 1519 to 1520, Romanino painted four frescoes in the nave (the main part) of the cathedral of Cremona. These paintings showed stories from the Passion of Christ. His work here combined Venetian colors with the detailed styles of artists from Florence and Lombardy. Another artist, Altobello Melone, also influenced the stories and decorations in these frescoes.
Working in Brescia
After Cremona, Romanino returned to Brescia. From 1521 to 1524, he worked with another artist named Alessandro Bonvicino. They decorated a special chapel in the church of San Giovanni Evangelista.
One of his interesting paintings is St. Matthew and the Angel. It shows the apostle Matthew working by candlelight. This was one of the first times an Italian painter showed a scene at night with light from a candle. Other famous artists like Correggio and Cambiaso later used this idea too.
Romanino also helped decorate the Palazzo Averoldi, a grand palace. He also painted a series of frescoes in the Castle of Malpaga, near Bergamo, which showed the life of a famous leader named Bartolomeo Colleoni.
Later Works
From 1531 to 1532, Romanino worked with another artist, Dosso Dossi, on frescoes at the Castello del Buoncosiglio in Trento. He also painted organ shutters for a church in Asola, showing scenes like Augustus and the sibyl and Sacrifice of Isaac. Around 1545, he created a large painting called The Feast in the House of Simon the Pharisee, which is still in Brescia.
Romanino passed away sometime between 1559 and 1561. Some of his most important students were his son-in-law Lattanzio Gambara, Girolamo Muziano, and Stefano Rosa. He also influenced other artists, like Giulio Campi.
A Painting's Journey
One of Romanino's paintings, Christ Carrying the Cross, had an interesting journey. After the 1940 invasion of France, this painting was taken from the home of Frederico Gentili di Giuseppe.
In 2012, the painting was found among items that an Italian museum had loaned to an American museum. With help from a secret tip and international police (Interpol), the painting was returned to Gentili's family. Today, this painting is valued at about US$2.5 million.
