BRUSASORCI (DomENlCO DEL RICCIO) (C. 1516-1567), Italian painter of the Veronese school, pupil of Giovanni Francesco Caroto. He was a colourist, according to Berenson, "the first purely pictorial artist in Italy." His importance in art history is mainly due to his being the predecessor of Paolo Veronese. There are pictures by him which resemble those of his great follower, both in design and colour; among these are the altarpieces in the churches of S. Eufemia and San Lorenzo, and some single, well preserved figures in his frescoes in the archbishop's palace at Verona. His principal works are in Verona; there are very few elsewhere. In 1551 he painted frescoes on the facade of the Casa Garavaglia in Via San Marco at Trent, representing Midas and Apollo, and a battle with Norsemen. His altarpiece at Mantua cathedral is dated 1552. There is a picture of the Last Supper in the collection of Henry White Cannon at the Villa Doccia, Fiesole.
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