Giovanni Lanfranco
(1582–1647) Italian painter (1582-1647)
Giovanni Lanfranco (1582–1647) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Giovanni Lanfranco belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.
Giovanni Lanfranco was born in Parma and died in Rome. Giovanni Lanfranco studied under Agostino Carracci. Giovanni Lanfranco worked in Piacenza, Rome, Parma, and Rome. Wikidata associates Giovanni Lanfranco with Baroque. Giovanni Lanfranco became a member of Accademia di San Luca. Giovanni Lanfranco was awarded Supreme Order of Christ. The students included François Perrier.
The best-known works include ‘Liberation of Saint Peter’, ‘Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence’, ‘Resurrection’, and ‘Resurrection of Christ’. The catalogue has 48 works by Giovanni Lanfranco with free images. The dated works span the years 1525–1700. Works by Giovanni Lanfranco are held by several collections, among them Nationalmuseum, J. Paul Getty Museum, Department of Paintings of the Louvre, and Pradomuseet. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Baroque’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Artus Wolffort, Werner van den Valckert, Cheng Ji, Deodat Delmont, and Jacob van Hulsdonck.