Floriano or Fioravante Ferramola (c. 1478 – 3 July 1528) was an Italian painter of the
Renaissance
The Renaissance ( , ) is a Periodization, period of history and a European cultural movement covering the 15th and 16th centuries. It marked the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and was characterized by an effort to revive and sur ...
period, active mainly in
Brescia
Brescia (, ; ; or ; ) is a city and (municipality) in the region of Lombardy, in Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Lake Garda, Garda and Lake Iseo, Iseo. With a population of 199,949, it is the se ...
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Biography
Mentioned for the first time in 1503, his first known work is a ''Nativity'' from 1507 to 1508, now in the Civi Museums of
Pavia
Pavia ( , ; ; ; ; ) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, in Northern Italy, south of Milan on the lower Ticino (river), Ticino near its confluence with the Po (river), Po. It has a population of c. 73,086.
The city was a major polit ...
; in 1512 he painted a portrait of
Gaston de Foix. Later Ferramola frescoed an ''Annunciation'' for the church of the Carmine in Brescia, and also painted for the church of
Santa Maria delle Grazie in Brescia. He is also known for his frescoes painted for the Palazzo Calini in Brescia, one of which may be viewed in London at the
Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum (abbreviated V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects. It was founded in 1852 and named after Queen ...
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1528 deaths
Painters from Brescia
16th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
Italian Renaissance painters
Year of birth unknown
Year of birth uncertain
Fresco painters
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