Giovanni Baglione

Giovanni Baglione
Rijksmuseum, CC0

(1566–1644) painter and biographer of artists (c. 1566–1643)

Giovanni Baglione (Italy, 1566–1644) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Giovanni Baglione belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.

Giovanni Baglione was born in Rome and died in Rome. Giovanni Baglione worked in Naples, Rome, Loreto, and Mantua. Wikidata associates Giovanni Baglione with Mannerism and Baroque.

The best-known works include ‘Resurrection of Christ’ and ‘Vita di Michelagnolo da Caravaggio pittore’. The works belong mainly to the genres allegory, figure, and history painting. The catalogue has 22 works by Giovanni Baglione with free images. The dated works span the years 1601–1635. Works by Giovanni Baglione are held by several collections, among them Département des peintures du Louvre, Department of Paintings of the Louvre, Royal Collection, and Galleria Borghese.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Francisco Ribalta, Sante Peranda, Joachim Uytewael, Georg Flegel, and Michiel Janszoon van Miereveld.