Giovanni Battista Fiorini

Giovanni Battista Fiorini was an Italian painter of the late Renaissance period.

He was a native of Bologna. He was active at the close of the 16th century, and died after 1595. He is chiefly known as a coadjutor of Cesare Aretusi, with whom he painted several pictures at Bologna and Brescia, and distinguished himself especially as a good designer. Among his works:


 * Christ Giving the Keys to St. Peter, Bologna Cathedral.
 * Birth of the Virgin, San Giovanni in Monte, Bologna.
 * Descent from the Cross, San Benedetto, Bologna.
 * Mass of St Gregory, Padri Servi, Bologna.
 * Birth of the Virgin, Sant'Afra, Brescia.
 * Fresco by Fiorini alone, Sala Regia, Vatican.