Giovanni Battista Franco
(1510–1561) Italian painter (c.1510-1561)
Giovanni Battista Franco (1510–1561) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Giovanni Battista Franco belongs to the chapter ‘Mannerism’ in this site’s history of art.
Giovanni Battista Franco was born in Venice and died in Venice.
One of the best-known works is ‘Road to Calvary’. The catalogue has 22 works by Giovanni Battista Franco with free images. The dated works span the years 1537–1561. Works by Giovanni Battista Franco are held by several collections, among them Prints in the National Gallery of Art, Nationalmuseum, San Marcobiblioteket, and Galleria Palatina.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Hendrik Bles, Francesco Salviati, Mirza Ali, Mir Sayyid Ali, and Carlo Portelli.