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): Alberto Quintano • Avi Nimni • Chris Mars • Filiberto Ojeda Ríos • Geoff Blum • Jack Douglas (actor) • John James Audubon • Jonathan dos Santos • Jordan Pefok • Kristen Ghodsee • Michele Ferrero • Natrone Means • Nevin Spence • Peter II of Portugal • Peter Zumthor • Rafael Guízar y Valencia • Rahul Verma • Thiago Almada • Tionne Watkins • Óscar García (footballer, born 1973) • Ğabdulla Tuqay

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