Rosso Fiorentino
Rosso Fiorentino | |
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Rosso Fiorentino, in the Lives of Giorgio Vasari | |
| Born | Giovanni Battista di Jacopo 8 March 1495 |
| Died | 14 November 1540 (aged 45) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Mannerism |
Giovanni Battista di Jacopo (8 March 1495 – 14 November 1540), known as Rosso Fiorentino (meaning "Florentine Redhead" in Italian) or Il Rosso ("The Redhead"), was an Italian Mannerist painter who worked in oil and fresco and belonged to the Florentine school.