Brusasorci probably began training in the workshop of his father, Agostino Brusasorci (1482-1555), before subsequently studying under Gian Francesco Caroto (c. 1480-c. 1555). Some time after 1543 he frescoed the choir vault of S. Stefano, in his native city, in which he showed awareness of the frescoes decorating Verona cathedral, which had been designed by Giulio Romano (c. 1499-1546) and execute
He probably worked at Cornelis Buys's workshop in Antwerp before moving to Portugal, where his work, primarily portraiture, is documented at the court between 1551 and 1573. There, he continued to paint portraits in the Flemish tradition, which had been received through the influence of portraits painted by Antonis Mor for that court. Morales made some religious works—documents show he painted the
Son of the goldsmith Jan Michelsz. van Mierevelt (1528–1612), Michiel was the most prominent representative of official Dutch portrait painting in the first decades of the 17th century. He became a history painter in Anthonis van Blockland’s (1533/34–1583) workshop in Utrecht, where he remained for two years until the master’s death. Afterwards, he returned to Delft where he established himself as
This Spanish painter of Greek origin was born in the capital city of the Isle of Crete, which then belonged to the Republic of Venice. His family was Greek, but probably Catholic rather than Orthodox, and its members collaborated with the colonial powers. He was trained as an Icon painter in the late-Byzantine tradition, but contact with Italian engravings allowed him to absorb and partially emplo
Prolific frescoist and draftsman; it is probable that Gambara trained in the Campi workshop at Cremona, before returning to Brescia in 1549. There, he became an assistant to Gerolamo Romanino (1484/87-[?]1560), marrying the latter's daughter, Margherita, in 1556. Thenceforth, he continued to work mainly in his native Brescia, but also spent periods in Mantua, Cremona, and Parma. In the '1550s, he
Giovanni Battista Castello began his career as a goldsmith's apprentice in the workshop of his father, specializing from the beginning as a painter of miniatures. Later Castello became the associate and friend of the younger painter Cambiaso (1527-1585), with whom he worked on a number of projects in Genoa, from c. 1560 right up until his departure for Spain in c. 1566-1567. There he was employed