Giovanni Battista Armenini
Giovanni Battista Armenini or Armanini (1530–1609) was an Italian art historian, critic, and academic. He was born and died in Faenza. His main contribution was the publication in 1587 of the theoretical treatise on the practice of painting, titled De veri precetti della pittura.
Giovanni Battista Armenini
- Born
- 1530 · Faenza.
- Died
- 1609 · Faenza.
- Occupation
- writer · painter · art historian
- Languages
- Italian
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Giovanni Battista Armenini or Armanini (1530–1609) was an Italian art historian, critic, and academic. He was born and died in Faenza. His main contribution was the publication in 1587 of the theoretical treatise on the practice of painting, titled De veri precetti della pittura.
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Born at Faenza in 1530, died in Faenza in 1609.
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1530
Giovanni Battista Armenini born at Faenza.
1609
Giovanni Battista Armenini died at Faenza.
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