Giovanni Battista Dordoni

Italian painter

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

## Biography

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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]

## References

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1. ^ Dizionario biografico universal, By Gottardo Garollo, 1907, page 696.
2. ^ Comune of Castelleone, description of church.
3. ^ Descrizione dello stato fisico-politico-statistico-storico, Volume 1, by Angelo Grandi, page 229.
4. ^ Notizie istoriche de' pittori, scultori, ed architetti cremonesi, Volume 1, by Giovanni Battista Zaist, page 55.

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