Giovanni Biliverti

Agostino Melissi is recorded as having studied under Giovanni Biliverti. Places of work recorded in the authority are Siena, Florence and Rome. Works named in the authority record are Isabella of Aragon at the Feet of Charles VIII, The Temptation of Charles and Ubalde, Angelica and Roger and Annunciation. Work by Giovanni Biliverti is recorded in the collections of Städel Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Statens Museum for Kunst, National Gallery and Kunsthistorisches Museum.

He was born in Maastricht. His father, Jacques Bylivelt (born Jacob Janszoon Bijlevelt; also known as Giacomo Giovanni Biliverti), was a painter and goldsmith from Delft, who went to Florence, where he worked for Ferdinando I de' Medici. Biliverti began as an apprentice in the workshops of Alessandro Casolani, in Siena. After his father's death in 1603, he worked in the studios of Lodovico Cardi (known as "Cigoli"), in Rome, from 1604 until 1607. During that time, they worked on commissions from Pope Clement VIII. In 1609, he joined the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno, which was sponsored by the Medicis. In 1611, he created his first independent work, a martyrdom of Saint Callistus for the Benedictines. He was employed by Cosimo II de' Medici from 1611 until 1621, as a designer for the inlay technique known as "pietra dura". His Grateful Tobias and Chastity of Joseph (c. 1618) may be found in the Palatine Gallery of the Palazzo Pitti. In 1621, he painted a portrayal of Saint Helena discovering the Holy Cross, for the Basilica of Santa Croce. His Hagar in the Desert is displayed in the Hermitage Museum. His Christ and the Samaritan Woman is at the Belvedere. Late in life, he became blind. He died in Florence in 1644. His students included Cecco Bravo, Agostino Melissi, Baccio del Bianco, Giovanni Maria Morandi and Orazio Fidani.

The authorities additionally record the headings Giovanni Antonio Biliverti, Johannes Bylevelt, Giovanni Viliberti, Giovanni Birivolti and Giovanni Birivetti.

Works recorded as notable number 4: Isabella of Aragon at the Feet of Charles VIII, The Temptation of Charles and Ubalde, Angelica and Roger and Annunciation.