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Martino Piazza

Martino Piazza

Italian painter

Martino Piazza, also Martino de' Toccagni, (1475-80 - 1523) was an Italian Renaissance painter.

Madonna and Child with the Infant St John by Martino Piazza, Museum of Fine Arts (Budapest)

Not much is known about Piazza's life except through his works. He worked in Lodi, Lombardy in conjunction with his brother Albertino Piazza who was also a painter.[1] One work executed by both brothers Saint John the Baptist in the Desert can be found at the National Gallery.[2] His son, Callisto Piazza (c. 1500–1562) was also a painter.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Jane Turner, ed. (2000). Encyclopedia of Italian Renaissance & Mannerist art. Vol. 1. Grove's Dictionaries. p. 1226. ISBN 978-1-884446-02-3. Retrieved 3 March 2013.
  2. [2]
    National Gallery Brief Bio Martino Piazza
  3. [3]
    Pinacoteca di Brera: guida ufficiale edited by Luisa Arrigoni, Emanuela Daffra, Pietro C. Marani, page 155-156.
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