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Giovanni Antonio da Brescia

Giovanni Antonio da Brescia

Artist

WA-00003199

PaintingRenaissance

Representation

None documented

0

Institutional Exhibitions

34

Works in Collection

69

Assets Indexed

5

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

70%

Profile Completeness

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ1525753

Field Verification (5 fields)

0 cross-verified · 5 single-source

BiographyMuseum· 80%
Birth yearMuseum· 80%
Death yearMuseum· 80%
Primary mediumMuseum· 80%
Profile imageMuseum· 80%

Source Registry (1)

Aic Exhibitions
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred70%

About

Why this artist matters now

Giovanni Antonio da Brescia was an Italian engraver active in northern Italy between approximately 1490 and 1519, during the Italian Renaissance. His prints were long attributed to two separate artists, as his early work bore the initials "Z.A.", a signature scholars once assigned to a distinct printmaker named Zoan Andrea. It is now understood that both signatures belong to the same hand, "Zovanni" being a north Italian dialect spelling of Giovanni. Around 1507 he shifted to signing with formulae such as "IO.AN.BX.", marking a clearer assertion of identity within his output of some twenty known engravings.

Source: Aic · Trust score: 70% · Updated 2mo ago

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Movement

Renaissance

Medium

Painting

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Cleveland Museum of Art National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (34)

Beker van Jozef wordt in de zak van Benjamin gevonden

Beker van Jozef wordt in de zak van Benjamin gevonden

1518 · engraving on paper

height: 172 cm, width: 275 cm

Joseph's cup found in Benjamin's sack from the biblical story of Joseph (Genesis 44); a scene with soldiers, mules and various figures

Joseph's cup found in Benjamin's sack from the biblical story of Joseph (Genesis 44); a scene with soldiers, mules and various figures

1515 · Engraving

Sheet (Trimmed): 6 7/8 in. × 11 in. (17.5 × 28 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Hercules and the Cretan Bull

Hercules and the Cretan Bull

1514 · engraving

sheet: 21.4 x 15.7 cm (8 7/16 x 6 3/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Man Seated Holding a Forked Staff

Man Seated Holding a Forked Staff

1514 · engraving

sheet (trimmed close to plate mark): 16.4 x 14.8 cm (6 7/16 x 5 13/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Saint Jerome in His Study

Saint Jerome in His Study

1510 · engraving

sheet: 26.9 x 19.2 cm (10 9/16 x 7 9/16 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Architectural Details: Base, Capital, and Mask

Architectural Details: Base, Capital, and Mask

1510 · Engraving in dark brown on ivory laid paper

14.1 × 10.8 cm (5 9/16 × 4 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Flagellation

1509 · engraving

sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 42.5 x 39.3 cm (16 3/4 x 15 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Flagellation

The Flagellation

1509 · Engraving on paper

43.7 × 29.2 cm (17 1/4 × 11 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Flagellation of Christ who is tied to a column at center set within an arcade

1509 · Engraving

Sheet (Trimmed): 16 5/8 × 11 1/4 in. (42.2 × 28.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Flagellation of Christ who is tied to a column at center set within an arcade

The Flagellation of Christ who is tied to a column at center set within an arcade

1509 · Engraving

Sheet (Trimmed): 16 5/8 × 11 1/4 in. (42.2 × 28.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Venus

1508 · Engraving on paper

28.4 × 19.9 cm (11 3/16 × 7 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Saint Peter

1507 · engraving

sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 19.8 x 12.1 cm (7 13/16 x 4 3/4 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Triton and Two Infant Satyrs, plate four from Twelve Ornament Panels

Triton and Two Infant Satyrs, plate four from Twelve Ornament Panels

1505 · Engraving in black on grayish cream laid paper

Plate: 53.1 × 8.5 cm (20 15/16 × 3 3/8 in.); Sheet: 55.2 × 11.5 cm (21 3/4 × 4 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

St. Jerome in His Study

St. Jerome in His Study

1505 · engraving

Cleveland Museum of Art

Entombment

1504 · engraving

Cleveland Museum of Art

Christ before Pilate

Christ before Pilate

1500 · engraving

sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 29.1 x 31.4 cm (11 7/16 x 12 3/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

Griffins and Two Cupids Crossing Halberds, plate five of Twelve Ornament Panels

Griffins and Two Cupids Crossing Halberds, plate five of Twelve Ornament Panels

1500 · Engraving in black on grayish ivory laid paper

53.4 × 8.6 cm (21 1/16 × 3 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John

The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John

1500 · Engraving in black on buff laid paper

30 × 26 cm (11 13/16 × 10 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Four Children Playing, plate seven of Twelve Ornament Panels

Four Children Playing, plate seven of Twelve Ornament Panels

1500 · Engraving in black on grayish ivory laid paper

54.7 × 8.3 cm (21 9/16 × 3 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Risen Christ Between Saints Andrew and Longinus

Risen Christ Between Saints Andrew and Longinus

1500 · engraving

Cleveland Museum of Art

Christ before Pilate

Christ before Pilate

1500 · Engraving on paper

29.1 × 31.4 cm (11 1/2 × 12 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Holy Family with St. Elizabeth and the Infant St. John the Baptist

Holy Family with St. Elizabeth and the Infant St. John the Baptist

1495 · engraving

Sheet: 29.2 x 25.7 cm (11 1/2 x 10 1/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

1492 · Engraving on paper

Sheet: 31.5 × 22.6 cm (12 7/16 × 8 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

A Satyr Holding a Violin, from Twelve Ornamental Panels

A Satyr Holding a Violin, from Twelve Ornamental Panels

1490 · Engraving

Sheet: 21 15/16 × 3 11/16 in. (55.7 × 9.3 cm) Plate: 21 7/16 × 3 7/16 in. (54.5 × 8.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (5)

34 published of 34 catalogued · 32 with image

Art Institute Chicago
11 published11 img
The Met
9 published7 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published7 img
Nga
6 published6 img
Rijksmuseum
1 published1 img

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 8)

8 entries · 1 sources

Bacchanal with Silenus
1470 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Beker van Jozef wordt in de zak van Benjamin gevonden
1518 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Upright Arabesque with Masks, Cupids and Nereids
1470 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Holy Family with St. Elizabeth and the Infant St. John the Baptist
1495 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
St. Jerome in His Study
1505 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Descent into Limbo
1490 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Entombment
1504 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Risen Christ Between Saints Andrew and Longinus
1500 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Images

28 assets

Entombment (c. 1509)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Risen Christ Between Saints Andrew and Longinus (c. 1500–1504)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Holy Family with St. Elizabeth and the Infant St. John the Baptist (c. 1500)

Cleveland Museum of Art

St. Jerome in His Study (c. 1510)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Upright Arabesque with Masks, Cupids and Nereids (late 1400s–early 1500s)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Descent into Limbo (c. 1490–1500)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Bacchanal with Silenus (late 1400s–early 1500s)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Venus (c. 1513)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Movements1

Collections5

Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Cleveland Museum of Art National Gallery of Art

Institutional

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Rijksmuseum

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

National Gallery of Art

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