Giovanni Battista Crespi
(1574–1632) painter, sculptor and architect (1573–1632)
Giovanni Battista Crespi (Italy, 1574–1632) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a sculptor, and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Giovanni Battista Crespi belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Giovanni Battista Crespi was born in Romagnano Sesia and died in Milan. The students included Melchiorre Gherardini.
The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 16 works by Giovanni Battista Crespi with free images. The dated works span the years 1595–1627. Works by Giovanni Battista Crespi are held by several collections, among them Breragalleriet, Pradomuseet, Gemäldegalerie, and Städel.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Giovanni Baglione, Il Morazzone, Hendrik Hondius den äldre, Giulio Cesare Procaccini, and Eugenio Cajés.