Giovanni Ambrogio Figino (1548-1608)

• Was an Italian Renaissance painter from Milan.
• He was an important representative of the Lombard school of painting.
• He had been taught by Gian Paolo Lomazzo.
• Best known as a draftsman, he was also a skilled portrait painter.
• On January 25, 2001, his Portrait of Giovanni Angelo was auctioned at Sotheby's for US$ $1,435,750; after a high estimate of US$ 180,000.
• He also painted in Milan an Immaculate conception for Sant'Antonio, and a Virgin with child, saints, and donors now at Brera Gallery.
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