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Giovanni Donato da Montorfano

1440 – 1510

Italian painter

Painter Fresco painter
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About Giovanni Donato da Montorfano

Lived 1440 – 1510 (aged 69–70). Giovanni Donato da Montorfano was a painter and fresco painter.

Giovanni Donato da Montorfano (c. 1460–1502/03) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance who was born, lived, and worked in Milan.

Giovanni Donato comes from a family of painters. His grandfather, Abramo, and father, Alberto da Montorfano worked in the Milan Cathedral as painters and were members of the Milan painter's guild. Both Giovanni Donato and his brother Vincenzo were pupils of their father.

Giovanni Donato is best known for his fresco depicting the Crucifixion (1495) in the refectory of the convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan. It is painted on the wall facing Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece of The Last Supper. This fresco is said to have some of the figures of the Duke and his family painted by Leonardo.

Giovanni Battista da Montorfano is documented as part of a team of artists, including Vincenzo Foppa and Cristoforo Moretti forming an estimate for the paintings of Stefano dei Fedeli in a chapel of the Castle of Milan.

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Important facts

Born
1440, Milan
Birth century
Died
1510
Also known as
Giovanni da Montorfano, Giovanni Donato Montorfano, Giovanni Donato Da Montorfano

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Who was Giovanni Donato da Montorfano?

Italian painter (1466-1513)

When was Giovanni Donato da Montorfano born?

Giovanni Donato da Montorfano was born in 1440 in Milan.

When did Giovanni Donato da Montorfano die?

Giovanni Donato da Montorfano died in 1510.

What was Giovanni Donato da Montorfano's occupation?

Giovanni Donato da Montorfano was a painter and fresco painter.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Giovanni Donato da Montorfano

· Wikidata: Q528000

· DBpedia: Giovanni Donato da Montorfano

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