Giovanni Battista Dordoni Explained

Giovanni Battista Dordoni or Dordone (died 1599) was an Italian painter active in Castelleone.^[1]

Biography

Dordoni painted the frescoes depicting Christ and the Apostles in the Sanctuary of the Misericordia in Castelleone.^[2] In 1588 he painted the clock face in the Torrazzo in Cremona.^[3] One of his pupils was the sculptor Francesco Gritto, called Mombello, also native of Castelleone.^[4]

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=Dqc8AQAAIAAJ Dizionario biografico universal
2. http://www.comune.castelleone.cr.it/news/leggi_area.asp?ART_ID=1663&MEC_ID=130&MEC_IDFiglie=144 Comune of Castelleone
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=GN43AAAAcAAJ Descrizione dello stato fisico-politico-statistico-storico
4. https://books.google.com/books?id=5XAyAQAAMAAJ Notizie istoriche de' pittori, scultori, ed architetti cremonesi