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Car designer Giorgetto Giugiaro is painting a church dome in Garessio
Giorgetto Giugiaro is known for designing famous cars, including the Volkswagen Golf, Fiat Panda and Fiat Uno.
The Italian designer, born in Garessio, has also returned to painting, an art he grew up around in his family.
Since 2018, his large paintings have been displayed in San Giovanni Battista church in Garessio.
For a painting of the Last Supper, Giugiaro had his mechanic pose.
He is preparing a decoration for the church’s six-metre-wide dome, which is due to be completed for the feast of Saint John the Baptist on June 24, 2027.
The project brings together his work as an artist and his connection to the church where he was once a child performer in religious plays.
Car designer Giorgetto Giugiaro is preparing a painted decoration for the six-metre-wide dome of San Giovanni Battista church in Garessio.
He is expected to complete the dome in June 2027, ahead of the church’s feast day on June 24.
Giugiaro’s large canvases have been displayed in the church since 2018.
Born in Garessio, Giugiaro was named car designer of the century in 1999.
His best-known car designs include the Volkswagen Golf, Fiat Panda and Fiat Uno.
- Who
- Giorgetto Giugiaro, car designer and painter.
- What
- He is preparing a painted decoration for a church dome.
- When
- He is expected to complete it in June 2027.
- Where
- San Giovanni Battista church in Garessio, Italy.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Giugiaro was named car designer of the century.
His large canvases began appearing in San Giovanni Battista church in Garessio.
Giugiaro is expected to complete the dome decoration.
The church is due to celebrate the feast of Saint John the Baptist.
- Artist
- Giorgetto Giugiaro
- Church
- San Giovanni Battista, Garessio
- Dome diameter
- 6 metres
- Expected completion
- June 2027
- Feast day
- June 24, 2027
What people are saying
Yes, and I owe it to an aunt, who thought Giorgio was too ordinary a name.
I remember my grandfather Luigi, a decorator who painted frescoes in churches and grand houses, tracing the scrollwork to be painted on paper.