Domenico Riccio (also known as commonly known as Domenico Brusasorci; 1516–1567) was an Italian painter in a

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style from

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, best known for frescos. He first apprenticed with his father. Later, he has been reported to have trained with

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and Niccolò Giolfino. He was a near contemporary of

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. By 1551, he completed the fresco decorations of the ''Municipio'' in

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. In 1556, he painted a decoration in Palazzo Vescovile at Verona. He depicted the ceremonial ''Cavalcade of

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and

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'' in the Palazzo Ridolfi-Dalisca. He painted a ''Madonna in glory and two saints'' for San Pietro Martire in Verona in 1566. A notable work of his is the dramatic fresco of Phaeton on the ceiling of the

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. His pupils were his son Felice,

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, and

Paolo Farinati Paolo Farinati (also known as ''Farinato'' or ''Farinato degli Uberti''; c. 1524 – c. 1606) was an Italian Painting, painter of the Mannerist style, active in mainly in his native Verona, but also in Mantua and Venice. He may have ancestors a ...

. His son Felice painted for some years in Florence. Two other children were painters: Giovanni Battista and Cecilia Brusasorci. The name "Brusasorci," which means "rat burner," comes from his father, who acquired the name after becoming known for burning the rats in his house.

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