Paolo Gerolamo Brusco
Statue of Paolo Gerolamo Brusco in the public gardens of the Piazza del Popolo in Savona.
Born	8 June 1742 Savona
Died	30 March 1820
Nationality	Italian
Known for	Painting
Movement	Neoclassic

Paolo Gerolamo Brusco or Girolamo Brusco (8 June 1742 – 30 March 1820) was a prolific Italian painter active in Liguria. He was also nicknamed Bruschetto.

Biography

Born in Savona, his father and one of his brothers were employed in painting local maiolica.^[1] Another brother, Giacomo, was a civil engineer.^[2] As a young man, he traveled to Rome and was influenced by the Neoclassic style of Anton Raphael Mengs, and may have trained with Pompeo Batoni^[3][4]

Works

• St Vincent of Paoli in the first chapel to right of the Church of Sant'Andrea Apostolo (Savona).
• Stuccowork and frescoes for the Church of San Pietro (Savona).
• Mysteries of the Rosary: Canvases for the Church of San Bernardo of Italy.
• Frescoes in the presbytery for the Church of San Lorenzo of Cairo Montenotte.
• Fresco (1810) of St. Martin for the Church of San Martino of Italy.
• Frescoes for the Church of Santissima Trinità in Sassello.
• Frescoes for the Church of San Michele in Celle Ligure.
• Canvases and frescoes for the Church of San Nicolò in Albisola Superiore.
• Canvases for the Church of San Giovanni Battista of Savona.
• Frescoes for the Sanctuary of Nostra Signora delle Grazie al Molo in Genoa.
• Madonna di Misericordia for the Oratory of Nostra Signora di Castello in Savona.

Sources

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• Treccani Enciclopedia Dizionario biografico.