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Giovanni Maria Falconetto (c. 1468–1535) was an
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architect and artist. He designed among the first high
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buildings in
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, the '' Loggia Cornaro'', a garden ''
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'' for Alvise Cornaro built as a Roman doric arcade. Along with his brother, Giovanni Antonio Falconetto, he was among the most prominent painters of Verona and Padua in the early 16th century.


Biography

Loggia Cornaro.jpg, Loggia Cornaro, Padua Odeo Cornaro (fronte).jpg, Odeo Cornaro, Padua Villa vescovi ingresso lato sx.jpg, Garden façade of Villa dei Vescovi, Torreglia Torre dell'Orologio Padova.jpg, Entrance portal at base of Torre dell'Orologio, Padua Falconetto was born in Verona into an established family of Veronese painters and studied in
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for a time, in the studio of Melozzo da Forlì. On his return to Verona his standing in his ''
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'' made him of use to Emperor Maximilian, who was headquartered in Verona from 1509 to 1517, during the episode of the
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called the War of the League of Cambrai, and not simply for painting imperial arms to replace those of
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that had been effaced on Maximilian's orders. With the return of a Venetian governor, Falconetto and his family were proscribed and seem to have withdrawn to Trent. Later his career was passed at Padua, where he was drawn by the patronage of
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and Alvise Cornaro, for whom Falconetto designed the Villa Cornaro at Este (since remodelled), of which an imposing adjacent gate remains. Cornaro's influence with the
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. As a painter, several works by Falconetto are in the Museo Civico housed in the Castelvecchio. His
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s in the
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reappeared in 1870 from under their coat of whitewash applied in 1630 at a time of
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. Frescoes securely attributed to Falconetto decorate the ''Sala dello Zodiaco'' in the ''Palazzo di Bagno'', now within Palazzo d'Arco, Mantua, probably executed c. 1520 for a member of the Gonzaga family, as
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remarks, "he produced at Mantua several things for signor Luigi Gonzaga". He died in Padua in 1535.


Gallery of ''Salla dello Zodiaco'' in Mantua

Giovanni Maria Falconetto, Mantua, Palazzo d'Arco, Sala dello Zodiaco, Sign of Aquarius.jpg, Aquarius Giovanni Maria Falconetto, Mantua, Palazzo d'Arco, Sala dello Zodiaco, Sign of Aries.jpg, Aries Giovanni Maria Falconetto, Mantua, Palazzo d'Arco, Sala dello Zodiaco, Sign of Cancer.jpg, Cancer Giovanni Maria Falconetto, Mantua, Palazzo d'Arco, Sala dello Zodiaco, Sign of Capricorn.jpg, Capricorn Giovanni Maria Falconetto, Mantua, Palazzo d'Arco, Sala dello Zodiaco, Sign of Gemini.jpg, Gemini Giovanni Maria Falconetto, Mantua, Palazzo d'Arco, Sala dello Zodiaco, Sign of Leo.jpg, Leo Giovanni Maria Falconetto, Mantua, Palazzo d'Arco, Sala dello Zodiaco, Sign of Pisces.jpg, Pisces Giovanni Maria Falconetto, Mantua, Palazzo d'Arco, Sala dello Zodiaco, Sign of Sagittarius.jpg, Sagittarius Giovanni Maria Falconetto, Mantua, Palazzo d'Arco, Sala dello Zodiaco, Sign of Scorpio.jpg, Scorpio Giovanni Maria Falconetto, Mantua, Palazzo d'Arco, Sala dello Zodiaco, Sign of Taurus.jpg, Taurus Giovanni Maria Falconetto, Mantua, Palazzo d'Arco, Sala dello Zodiaco, Sign of Virgo.jpg, Virgo


Notes


References


External links


C.I. Gable, "Loggia Cornaro"

Verona.com : Giovanni Maria Falconetto


{{DEFAULTSORT:Falconetto, Giovanni Maria 1460s births 1535 deaths Painters from Verona 15th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 16th-century Italian painters Italian Renaissance painters 16th-century Italian architects Architects from Verona