Girolamo Genga
(1476–1551) Italian renaissance painter (1476-1551)
Girolamo Genga (Italy, 1476–1551) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a sculptor. By year of birth, Girolamo Genga belongs to the chapter ‘The Renaissance’ in this site’s history of art.
Girolamo Genga was born in Urbino and died in Urbino. The teachers included Pietro Perugino and Luca Signorelli. Girolamo Genga worked in Pesaro and Siena. Wikidata associates Girolamo Genga with High Renaissance. The students included Bronzino.
One of the best-known works is ‘Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian’. The catalogue has 9 works by Girolamo Genga with free images. The dated works span the years 1500–1535. Works by Girolamo Genga are held by several collections, among them Uffizi Gallery, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg, Pinacoteca di Brera, and National Gallery.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Jan de Beer, Andrea Previtali, Claus Berg, Cesare Cesariano, and Gaudenzio Ferrari.