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Giovannino de' Grassi (c.1350 - 6 July 1398) was an Italian architect, sculptor, painter and illuminator.

Life

He was born in Milan, Italy, in the 14th century, although the year of his birth is uncertain. Nothing is known about his life before 1370.

Grassi was trained in Pavia by Pietro da Pavia.

He is known have made illuminated manuscripts for the Visconti family of Milan.

He collaborated with the Lombard architect Giacomo de Campione.

Death

de Grassi passed away in 1398.

References

1. Jane Turner (editor), The Dictionary of Art. 13, p. 318. New York, Grove, 1996. ISBN 1-884446-00-0
2. Colum Hourihane (6 December 2012). The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture. OUP USA. p. 292. ISBN 978-0-19-539536-5. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
3. Baragli, Sandra (2007). European Art of the Fourteenth Century. Getty Publications. ISBN 978-0-89236-859-4.

• 14th-century births
• 1398 deaths
• Architects from Milan
• 14th-century Italian architects
• 14th-century Italian sculptors
• 14th-century Italian painters
• Italian manuscript illuminators
• Artists from Milan