Giovanni Folo

Giovanni Folo (1764–1836) was an Italian engraver of the Neoclassic period, active in Italy.

Folo was born in Bassano. He originally studied with Giulio Golini and G.B. Mengardi in Venice. In 1781 he moved to Rome to study with Giovanni Volpato, but later he followed the style of the Volpato's pupil, Raffaello Morghen, gaining fame for his engravings after famous paintings and sculptures of the most eminent masters, including Raphael, Michelangelo, Titian, Nicolas Poussin, Bertel Thorwaldsen, Antonio Canova and others. He was a member of the Academy of Saint Luke (Accademia di San Luca) in Rome, and died in Rome. In 1836, he was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Honorary Academician.

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