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Giovanni da Bologna

Italian painter

Brief biography, in most instances from the Union List of Artist Names® Online:
Panel painter best known for works produced in Venice, documented in 1389. Owing to his name, it is assumed that he was originally from Bologna.

Artist ID number in the Union List of Artist Names®: ULAN 500002887.
The ULAN link above leads to a cataloging authority record at the Getty Research Institute.

Objects related to Giovanni da Bologna:

Andrea Andreani after Giovanni da Bologna

Rape of the Sabines, ca. 1584

Chiaroscuro woodcut printed in light brown, medium brown, and dark brown inks from three blocks

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