A Veronese Hand Born in Verona in 1542, Felice Riccio entered a world defined by the heavy traditions of his father, Domenico Riccio. Known to many by the pseudonym Il Brusasorci, he did not merely inherit a profession but a specific way of seeing. His early years were spent absorbing the Mannerist language of his lineage, yet there was a distinct softness in his approach that set him apart from the sharper edges of his contemporaries. He moved through the late-Renaissance period with a quiet technical authority, eventually finding his way to Florence, where his presence was noted as late as…