Giulio romano biography of donald

 

Career

Giulio Romano's career as a painter falls into three phases: first, his contribution to the paintings in the Vatican, and other works, up until the death of Raphael in 1520; then, the completion of unfinished paintings by Raphael, up until about 1524, when he left Rome for Mantua; finally, a new period of activity at Mantua where he was introduced by Baldassare Castiglione to Federigo Gonzaga, the son of Isabella d'Este, who entrusted him with the monumental task of decorating the Palazzo del Te, as well as a number of architectural design projects.

Did you know that Giulio Romano is the only Renaissance Italian artist mentioned by Shakespeare?

Did you know that Giulio Romano is the only Renaissance Italian artist mentioned by Shakespeare?

When the master died in , Giulio inherited his fortune, his art and his work load, becoming painter-architect-decorator to Pope Julius II.

Giulio Pippi, called Giulio Romano, was the only major Renaissance artist born in Rome.

Giuliano studied the ancient columns of Trajan and Antoninus at Rome, making great use of them for the dresses of the soldiers, the armour, ensigns, bastions.

Giulio Romano [Italian Mannerist Painter, ca] Guide to pictures of works by Giulio Romano in art museum sites and image archives worldwide.

In Raphael's Workshop

In 1515, Giulio Romano contributed some of the preliminary drawings for a series of tapestries of The Acts of the Apostles, based on ideas put forward by Raphael. He also translated some of Raphael's cartoons into the frescoes of the Sala del Incendio (The Battle of Ostia, 1515-16).

At the same time he was working on decorations for the Loggias, for which he