He trained in the studio of a local painter who showed the influence of
Lorenzo Costa and
Raphael. In the 1520s Girolamo visited
Rome and
Bologna and was inspired by the
Mannerist style of
Giulio Romano. Geographically and stylistically he straddles the various influences. He returned to Ferrara and collaborated with
Dosso Dossi and Garofalo among others on commissions for the d’Este family. Girolamo became the architect to
Pope Julius III in 1550 and supervised the remodeling of the
Vatican's belvedere. Returning to Ferrara, he was charged of the enlargements of the
Castello Estense. Da Carpi's paintings include a
Descent of the Holy Spirit in the church of St Francis at
Rovigo; a
Madonna; an
Adoration of the Magi and a
St. Catharine at Bologna; and a
St George and
St Jerome at Ferrara. Among the pupils of Girolamo da Carpi were
Bartolomeo Faccini and
Ippolito Costa. ==Selected works==