Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio
(1467–1516) Italian painter (1467-1516)
Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio (1467–1516) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio belongs to the chapter ‘The Renaissance’ in this site’s history of art.
Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio was born in Milan and died in Milan. Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio studied under Leonardo da Vinci. Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio worked in Bologna, Rome, and Lierna.
The best-known works include ‘Virgin and Child with Sts John the Baptist and Sebastian’ and ‘Narcissus at the Fountain’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 27 works by Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio with free images. The dated works span the years 1450–1509. Works by Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio are held by several collections, among them National Gallery, Museet för sköna konster, Budapest, Breragalleriet, and Gemäldegalerie Berlin.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Giovanni di Niccolò Mansueti, Wang E, Bastiano Mainardi, Boccaccio Boccaccino, and Quinten Matsys.