Giovanni Battista Moroni

Italian painter (1525-1578)
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Summary

Giovanni Battista Moroni was born on January 1, 1525[1], in Albino[2]. He died on February 5, 1578[3], in Bergamo[4]. He worked as a painter[5] and visual artist[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (679 views/month, #7,266 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: 1522[8], January 1, 1520[9]
  • Student: Francesco Terzi[10]
  • Notable work: Portrait of Pietro Secco Suardo[11], The Tailor[12], Gabriel de la Cueva, duke of Alburquerque[13], Portrait of a young Woman[14], Portrait of a Man[15], Portrait of an Old Man, probably Vercellino Olivazzi, Senator from Bergamo[16], Portrait of Gian Gerolamo Grumelli (The Gentleman in Pink)[17]
  • Sex or gender: male[18]
  • Genre: portrait[19]
  • Commons category: Giovanni Battista Moroni[20]
  • Family name: Moroni (surname)[21]
  • Given name: Giovanni Battista[22], Giovan Battista[23]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Giovanni Battista Moroni[24]
  • Commons gallery: Giovanni Battista Moroni[25]
  • Described at URL: https://artsandculture.google.com/entity/%2Fm%2F02kb23[26], https://www.solisprints.co.uk/pages/artist-giovanni-battista-moroni[27]
  • Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[28], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[30]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Italian[31]
  • Topic has template: Template:Giovanni Battista Moroni[32]
  • Commons Creator page: Giovanni Battista Moroni[33]
  • Start of work period: January 1, 1540[34]
  • End of work period: January 1, 1578[35]

Why It Matters

Giovanni Battista Moroni has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Giovanni Battista Moroni born?

Giovanni Battista Moroni was born in Albino[2].

Where did Giovanni Battista Moroni die?

Giovanni Battista Moroni died in Bergamo[4].

What did Giovanni Battista Moroni do for work?

Giovanni Battista Moroni worked as a painter[5] and visual artist[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . artist list of the National Museum of Sweden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . museabrugge.be. Retrieved . museabrugge.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [1] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . museabrugge.be. Retrieved . museabrugge.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [22] ↑ . artist list of the National Museum of Sweden. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [23] ↑ . BeWeB. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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