Giovanni Battista Scultori

Giovanni Battista Scultori (1503 – 29 December 1575), also Giovanni Battista Mantovano or Mantuana, was an Italian Mannerist painter, sculptor and engraver.[1]

David and Goliath, engraving, 1540

Scultori was born in Mantua. He was a pupil of Giulio Romano, and supported himself through work in the Palazzo del Te. Most of what is known about him is through the 20 or so engravings of his that have survived.[2] His son Adamo Scultori and daughter Diana Scultori also became engravers. Scultori died in Mantua in 1575.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Page on RKD database
  2. ^ "Giovanni Battista Scultori Work". Retrieved 2013-01-14.
  3. ^ Page on ULAN

External links edit

  • The engravings of Giorgio Ghisi, a full text exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which contains material on Giovanni Battista Scultori (see index)