Giovanni Peruzzini (1629–1694) was an Italian painter of the Baroque. His father, Domenico Peruzzini was also a painter. Giovanni was born in

Ancona Ancona (, also , ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region. The city is located northeast of Rome, on the Adriatic ...

, and became a pupil of Simone Cantarini. In Ancona, he painted a ''Beheading of St. John'' for the Spedale and a ''Santa Teresa'' for the Carmelitani. He lived for some time in

Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language, Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 1 ...

, where he painted a ''Descent of the Holy Ghost'' for the church of SS. Vitale ed Agricola and a ''Santa Cecilia'' for the church of that name. He also painted for the lunettes of the Portico of the Basilica di Santa Maria dei Servi. He was invited to

Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. Th ...

, to the court of the Savoy, who awarded him knighthood in the

Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus The Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus ( it, Ordine dei Santi Maurizio e Lazzaro) (abbreviated OSSML) is a Roman Catholic dynastic order of knighthood bestowed by the royal House of Savoy. It is the second-oldest order of knighthood in the w ...

. He painted some frescoes in the chapel of the Ghislieri College in

Pavia Pavia (, , , ; la, Ticinum; Medieval Latin: ) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy in northern Italy, south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. It has a population of c. 73,086. The city was the cap ...

. He died in

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard language, Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the List of cities in Italy, second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 ...

. His sons, Paolo and Domenico Peruzzini the Younger, were also painters.

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* 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian Baroque painters Painters from Bologna People from Ancona 1629 births 1694 deaths {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub