Gian Paolo Lomazzo

Gian Paolo Lomazzo was an Italian artist and writer on art. Praised as a painter, Lomazzo wrote about artistic practice and art theory after blindness compelled him to pursue a different professional path by 1571. Lomazzo's written works were especially influential to second generation Mannerism in Italian art and architecture.

26 April 1538

Born on the same birth day (26 April): Ambrose Dudley Mann • Caro Emerald • Fanny Blankers-Koen • Frank D'Rone • Frank Hahn • Harry Gallatin • John Grierson • Ma Rainey • Marilyn Nelson • Melvin Ingram • William Ashhurst

Born in the same month (April 1538): Guglielmo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua