Giovanni da Asola (active 1512 – 1530) was an Italian painter of the

Renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (800 BC to AD ...

, who along with his son Bernardino da Asola, were prominent in the Venice of the early 16th century. Born in

Brescia Brescia (, locally ; lmo, link=no, label= Lombard, Brèsa ; lat, Brixia; vec, Bressa) is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo ...

, Giovanni appeared in Venice in 1512, probably contemporary with Girolamo Romanino. An ''Adoration of the Magi'' were painted for the Duomo of

Asola Asola may refer to the following : Places and jurisdictions * Asola, Lombardy, in the province of Mantua, northwestern Italy ** its collegiate cathedral Sant'Andrea was the 'see' of a single-parish Abbey nullius of Asola (1509-1818) * Asola (D ...

in 1518. In 1526 he and his son painted a set of organ shutters for San Michele in Murano now in

Museo Correr The Museo Correr () is a museum in Venice, northern Italy. Located in St. Mark's Square, Venice, it is one of the 11 civic museums run by the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia. The museum extends along the southside of the square on the upper ...

. He painted an ''Adoration of the Shepherds'' in 1526, now in the Museo Civico of

Padua Padua ( ; it, Padova ; vec, Pàdova) is a city and ''comune'' in Veneto, northern Italy. Padua is on the river Bacchiglione, west of Venice. It is the capital of the province of Padua. It is also the economic and communications hub of the ...

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* Painters from Brescia 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Renaissance painters Year of death unknown Year of birth unknown People from Asola, Lombardy {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub