Bernardino Loschi [SEP] occupation
Bernardino Loschi
Bernardino Loschi (1460 – 1540) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance.
Born in Parma, he was the son of the painter Jacopo Loschi, and is known to have worked for Alberto III Pio, Prince of Carpi, from 1500 onwards. He was assigned by the prince to be superintendent of the ongoing decorations of the Cathedral, the church of San Niccolò (dome frescoes), and of certain rooms in the castle. In collaboration with Giovanni del Sega, he frescoed the Alberto Pio chapel
" attributed to Bernardino Grossi and Jacopo Loschi.
The "'Oratorio della Concezione" (Oratory of the Concession) was designed by Bernardino Zaccagni and Giovanni Francesco Ferrari d'Agrate in the 16th century. It was decorated with frescos by Michelangelo Anselmi and Francesco Rondani in 1532-1533.
Until it was looted by Napoleonic troops in 1803, the main altar had a painting of "The Concession", a masterpiece of Girolamo Mazzola Bedoli, In 1816, the painting was restored, but is now displayed in the Galleria Nazionale