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Udine (GIOVANNI DA an Italian painter)

GIOVANNI DA, an Italian painter; born in Udine, Italy, Oct. 27, 1487; studied art in Venice under Giorgione and subsequently settled in Rome. He there assisted Raphael in his work of decorating the loggie and Sala dei Pontifici in the Vatican. He became especially known for his graceful productions and also because he was the originator of the grotesque decorations in stucco.

He afterward painted the standards for Saint Angelo castle and then worked in the sacristy of San Lorenzo. He died in Rome in 1564.