MAINO, Giovanni Angelo del

Giovanni Angelo del Maino was an Italian sculptor, son of Giacomo del Maino, a master woodcarver, who directed one of the most important workshops in Milan. He worked in the family workshop together with his brother Tiburzio, and he gained expertise in carving choir stalls, architectural structures and statues for altars, crucifixes, etc.

In 1496 Givanni Angelo and Tiburzio were registered in Milan as master woodcarvers. The family workshop was then transferred to Pavia where they received important commissions for the decoration of the Certosa.

His most import works are in the cathedralGLOSSARYThe principal church of a province or diocese, where the throne of the bishop is placed. For reasons lost to time and tradition, a cathedral always faces west - toward the setting sun. The altar is placed at the east end. The main body, or nave, of the cathedral is usually divided into one main and two side aisles. These lead up to the north and south transepts, or arms of the cross, the shape in which a cathedral is usually formed. of Como, and in many churches in Lombardy.