The Workshop in Vercelli Born into a family where the scent of wood and pigment was a constant, Gerolamo Giovenone learned the trade through the hands of those closest to him. His father, Amadeo, worked as a master of wood, and the family workshop in Vercelli became the place where Gerolamo first learned to shape his vision. He was not a solitary figure working in isolation; his brothers were painters too, and the craft was a shared language within their home. His early years were spent amidst the shavings of timber and the grinding of colors, a foundation that would support a long career str…