Cristoforo Greppi
Illustration — Giovanni Battista Ricci and Cristoforo Greppi, frescos in San Francesco a Ripa, Rome Cristoforo Greppi (Active early 17th century) was an Italian painter of the Mannerist period, active in Rome. He was born in Como, Region of Lombardy, in Italy. He worked circa 1600 with Prospero Orsi and Francesco Nappi under the guidance of Cristoforo Roncalli in the decoration of the Palazzo Mattei, Rome.
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Greppi painted the fresco of Joseph's brothers in Egypt. In 1605–1608, he worked with the same team on decoration for the Vatican palaces. Greppi also worked with Giovanni Battista Ricci in the decoration of the Castellani chapel in San Francesco a Ripa, Rome. He also worked on painting the vault of the Albertoni Chapel in the same church.
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Cristoforo Greppi was a fresco painter, born in 1533 in Roma and died in 1633 in Roma. Both events are recorded by the Getty Union List of Artist Names.
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The authorities additionally record the headings Cristofaro Greppi, Cristoforo Caslano, Cristoforo Casolano, Cristofano Grippi and Cristoforo Cassano. His recorded language was Italian.
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