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Gian Paolo Lomazzo
1592Jan, 27

Gian Paolo Lomazzo

Gian Paolo Lomazzo, Italian painter (b. 1538)
Gian Paolo Lomazzo (26 April 1538 – 27 January 1592; his first name is sometimes also given as "Giovan" or "Giovanni") was an Italian painter, best remembered for his writings on art theory, belonging to the second generation that produced Mannerism in Italian art and architecture.

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