Jacopo Ripanda
Jacopo Ripanda (Bologna, 15th century - Rome, c.1516) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance era.
His works were mainly undertaken in his home town of Bologna, and in Rome, as a result of his numerous papal commissions for frescoes in churches and Vatican palaces.
Early work
Little is known of the life and work of this painter, though he was highly admired in his lifetime. He was probably born in
Frescoes and later work
The fame of these works was enough to attract the patronage of the Pope and other church officials. Alexander bought the Trajan's column designs, and also entrusted Ripanda with the task of painting four rooms depicting scenes from classical history, inside the
Style
According to the
Sources of the period suggest that his work was most admired for his ability to document in accurate detail numerous classical motifs. His work influenced Baldassare Peruzzi's own chiaroscuro frescoes of the life of Trajan in the episcopal palace of Ostia.[3]
References
- ^ ISBN 88-06-13000-5
- ^ ISBN 1-884446-00-0
- ^ a b Ripanda, Jacopo, Concise Grove Dictionary of Art
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