Artist
Giovanni Battista Crespi
Italian, 1573–1632
Giovanni Battista Crespi was an Italian Early Baroque Italian artist. 7 works are cataloged here, principally at Gemäldegalerie Berlin. Giovanni Battista Crespi was born in Romagnano Sesia.
Giovanni Battista Crespi (23 December 1573 – 23 October 1632), called Il Cerano, was an Italian painter, sculptor, and architect. He is one of the most prominent of the Milanese artists of the early 17th century whose work represents a transitional phase between Mannerism and Baroque. He was highly esteemed in his day and patronized by the Fabbrica of Milan Cathedral, the civic authorities and highly distinguished private patrons, such as the Borromeo and Gonzaga families and the House of Savoy.
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