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January 27, 1592
Gian Paolo Lomazzo, Italian painter (born 1538)
Gian Paolo Lomazzo
Gian Paolo Lomazzo was an Italian artist and writer on art. Praised as a painter, Lomazzo wrote about artistic practice and art theory after blindness compelled him to pursue a different professional path by 1571. Lomazzo's written works were especially influential to second generation Mannerism in Italian art and architecture.