About Giovanni Battista Scultori
Lived 1503 – 1575 (aged 71–72). Giovanni Battista Scultori was a painter, printmaker, sculptor, copper engraver and draftsperson.
Giovanni Battista Scultori (1503 – 29 December 1575), also Giovanni Battista Mantovano or Mantuana, was an Italian Mannerist painter, sculptor and engraver.
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. His son Adamo Scultori and daughter Diana Scultori also became engravers. Scultori died in Mantua in 1575.
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Who was Giovanni Battista Scultori?
Italian engraver and painter (1503-1575)
When was Giovanni Battista Scultori born?
Giovanni Battista Scultori was born in 1503 in Mantua.
When did Giovanni Battista Scultori die?
Giovanni Battista Scultori died on 12 December 1575 in Mantua.
What was Giovanni Battista Scultori's occupation?
Giovanni Battista Scultori was a painter, printmaker, sculptor, copper engraver and draftsperson.
What nationality was Giovanni Battista Scultori?
Giovanni Battista Scultori's recorded nationality: Margravate of Mantua, Duchy of Mantua.
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