Giorgio Giulio Clovio or Juraj Julije Klovic was an illuminator, miniaturist, and painter born in the Kingdom of Croatia, who was mostly active in Renaissance Italy.
15 Facts About Giulio Clovio
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Giulio Clovio is considered the greatest illuminator of the Italian High Renaissance, and arguably the last very notable artist in the long tradition of the illuminated manuscript, before some modern revivals.
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Giulio Clovio was born in Grizane, a village in Kingdom of Croatia, He came from a Croatian family.
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Giulio Clovio moved to Italy at age 18 and entered the household of Cardinal Marino Grimani where he was trained as a painter.
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In 1534 Giulio Clovio returned to the household of Cardinal Marino Grimani.
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Giulio Clovio likely returned to Rome by the end of 1538 when he is known to have met with the writer Francisco de Hollanda.
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Giulio Clovio later became a member of the household of Alessandro Farnese with whom he would be associated until his death.
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From 1551 to 1553 Giulio Clovio is known to have worked in Florence.
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Giulio Clovio was a friend of the much younger El Greco, the celebrated Greek artist from Crete Heraklion, who later worked in Spain, during El Greco's early years in Rome.
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Giulio Clovio was persuasive in transferring the style of Italian high Renaissance painting into the miniature format.
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Pieter Bruegel the Elder was a personal friend of Giulio Clovio, and stayed with Clovio in Rome during his Italian trip of 1553.
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Giulio Clovio illuminated the Commentary of Marino Grimani on St Paul's Epistle to the Romans.
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Giulio Clovio is pointing to this work in the El Greco portrait.
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Giulio Clovio's tomb is in the Basilica of San Pietro in Vincoli, the church containing Michelangelo's celebrated Moses.
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Giulio Clovio was born in the Kingdom of Croatia, and stated his Croatian identity.