Giulio Romano (c. 1499 - 1 November 1546) was an Italian painter and architect. A pupil of Raphael, his stylistic deviations from high Renaissance* classicism* help define the 16th-century style known as Mannerism*. Giulio's drawings have long been treasured by collectors; contemporary prints of them engraved by Marcantonio Raimondi were a significant contribution to the spread of 16th-century Italian style throughout Europe.

Giulio Romano was born in Rome. In his native city, as a young assistant in Raphael's studio, he worked on the frescos* in the Vatican loggias to designs by Raphael and in Raphael's Stanze in the Vatican painted a group of figures in the Fire in the Borgo fresco. He also collaborated on the decoration of the cei...