Giorgio Andreoli (between 1465 and 14701553), named also Mastro Giorgio Andreoli or Mastro Giorgio, was born in Intra, on

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, and died in

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, where he spent most of his life, in 1555. He is considered to be one of the most important

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s of the

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. He is famous as inventor of a particular kind of

lusterware Lustreware or lusterware (the respective spellings for British English and American English) is a type of pottery or porcelain with a metallic glaze that gives the effect of iridescence. It is produced by metallic oxides in an overglaze finish, ...

(''lustro''), using red and gold especially. In 1498, he became a citizen of Gubbio and in 1518 invented his remarkable lustre, the chief characteristics of which are its beautiful gold and carmine colors. Good examples of his

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may be found in the local museums of Gubbio, Urbino, Arezzo, and elsewhere in Italy, and also in the principal museums of decorative art in

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, such as Berlin, Vienna, Paris, and South Kensington.

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Not all works fired with his lustre were designed by him, for potters of the neighboring cities brought their work to him to be fired. He was assisted in his work by his brothers Salimbene and Giovanni, and after his death it was continued by his son Vincenzo.

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Mastro Giorgio
15th-century births 1553 deaths 16th-century Italian artists Italian potters People from Intra {{Italy-artist-stub