Bartolomeo Veneto

(1502–1555) Italian painter (1480s-1555)

Bartolomeo Veneto (1502–1555) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Bartolomeo Veneto belongs to the chapter ‘Mannerism’ in this site’s history of art.

Bartolomeo Veneto was born in Northern Italy and died in Turin. Bartolomeo Veneto worked in Venice and Milan.

The best-known works include ‘Circumcision’, ‘Salome with the head of John the Baptist’, and ‘Portrait of a Lady as Mary Magdalen’. The works belong mainly to the genre portrait. The catalogue has 24 works by Bartolomeo Veneto with free images. The dated works span the years 1500–1550. Works by Bartolomeo Veneto are held by several collections, among them National Gallery, Fitzwilliam Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and Städel.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Perino del Vaga, David Joris, Girolamo da Carpi, Wen Jia, and Braunschweiger Monogrammist.

• Mannerism