Giovanni Battista Merano - Artist Info

About Giovanni Battista Merano

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Merano Giovanni Battista
  • Biography

    Giovanni Battista Merano (1632–1698 was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, mainly active in Genoa. Merano was born in Genoa, Republic of Genoa. He was one of the pupils of Valerio Castello.

    He spent some years in Parma, returning after the death of Castello, and painted in various churches. He returned to Parma in 1668, where he soon obtained a pension from the Duke Ranuccio II.

    Giovanni Battista Merano appears unrelated to Francesco Merano.

    In 1698, he painted in the town of San Remo. Among his disciples were Giovanni Battista Resoaggi and Davide Campi.

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