portraiture

June 21, 2018
Sebastiano del Piombo died on 21 June 1547 in Rome.

April 19, 2018
Paolo Caliari, known as Veronese after his birthplace, died on 19 April 1588 in Venice, where he spent the majority of his career.

January 25, 2018
Painter Pompeo Batoni was born on 25 January 1708 in Lucca.

November 23, 2017
On This Day (23 November) in 1572, Agnolo Bronzino Died in Florence.

August 24, 2017
Lavinia Fontana was baptized on 24 August 1552 in Bologna.

February 18, 2017
Pontormo Painting Problems Persist An impressive campaign by London’s National Gallery to raise funds to keep a prominent Pontormo portrait in England seems for naught as it appears the American purchaser of the painting will not accept their matched payment.

January 19, 2017
Painter Paris Bordone died on 19 January 1571 in Venice, where he had spent the majority of his career.

October 3, 2016
Sculptor Giulio Monteverde was born on 8 October 1837, in Bistagno, dying in Rome on 3 October 1917, just five days shy of his 80th birthday.

April 24, 2016
Flemish-born artist Giusto Suttermans (aka Justus Sustermans) died on 24 April 1681 in Florence.

April 15, 2016
Pastellist and painter Rosalba Carriera died on 15 April 1757 in Venice.