Giovanni Biliverti

Giovanni Biliverti was a Belgian painter (1585–1644). He was born at Florence.

Also recorded as Giovanni Antonio Biliverti; Johannes Bylevelt; Giovanni Viliberti; Giovanni Birivolti; Giovanni Birivetti; Giovanni Biriverti.

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Identity and origins

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

He was the child of Giacomo Giovanni Biliverti.

Formation and teaching

As a teacher, Giovanni Biliverti is recorded in connection with Agostino Melissi. Each of those relationships is stated by the authority record rather than inferred from style.

Work and production

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.

Identity

What the record establishes about Giovanni Biliverti.

Apollo flaying Marsyas. Line engraving with etching by G. Viviani and A. Conte after L. Pompignoli after G. Biliverti. is catalogued and held by Wellcome Collection. Isabella of Aragon at the Feet of Charles VIII is dated 1628 and held by Department of Paintings of the Louvre (inventory INV 51). Ritter in schwarzer Rüstung und bekleidete Frau, in d. Hand einen Ring is dated 1601 and held by Führermuseum (inventory 1828). The Temptation of Charles and Ubalde is dated 1629 and held by Department of Paintings of the Louvre (inventory RF 1986 65). David with Goliath's head is dated 1614 and held by Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (inventory Gal.-Nr. 523). Sleeping Venus and Amor is dated 1641 and held by Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest (inventory 474).

Saint Zenobius revives a Dead Boy is dated 1610 and held by National Gallery (inventory NG1282). Tobias's Farewell to the Angel is dated 1610 and held by Hermitage Museum (inventory ГЭ-41). Giovanni Biliverti is recorded with the citizenship of Belgium and Grand Duchy of Tuscany. The Holy Family is dated 1644 and held by Statens Museum for Kunst (inventory KMS571). Department of Paintings of the Louvre records 2 objects associated with this heading. Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden records 1 object associated with this heading.

Hagar in the Desert is catalogued and held by Hermitage Museum (inventory ГЭ-74). Munich Central Collecting Point records 2 objects associated with this heading. Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest records 1 object associated with this heading. Église Sainte-Croix de Bastia records 1 object associated with this heading. Statens Museum for Kunst records 1 object associated with this heading. Annunciation is catalogued and held by Église Sainte-Croix de Bastia.

Wellcome Collection records 1 object associated with this heading. Hermitage Museum records 2 objects associated with this heading. National Gallery records 1 object associated with this heading. Angelica and Roger is catalogued and held by Uffizi Gallery.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Giovanni Biliverti may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Giovanni Biliverti is established in the international name authorities as Wikidata Q1525968.

Literature

3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Biliverti, Giovanni, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Biliverti (bilivert), Giovanni, Painting of the Golden Age, 1993. Bijlivert [Biliverti], Jacques, Oxford Art Online, 2003.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 10 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

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.

Chronology

  1. 1585Giovanni Biliverti born at Florence.
  2. 1585Giovanni Biliverti was born in 1585 at Florence.
  3. 1601Ritter in schwarzer Rüstung und bekleidete Frau, in d. Hand einen Ring is dated 1601 and held by Führermuseum (inventory 1828).
  4. 1610Saint Zenobius revives a Dead Boy is dated 1610 and held by National Gallery (inventory NG1282).
  5. 1610Tobias's Farewell to the Angel is dated 1610 and held by Hermitage Museum (inventory ГЭ-41).
  6. 1610Saint Zenobius revives a Dead Boy (National Gallery).
  7. 1610Tobias's Farewell to the Angel (Hermitage Museum).
  8. 1614David with Goliath's head is dated 1614 and held by Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (inventory Gal.-Nr. 523).
  9. 1614David with Goliath's head (Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden).
  10. 1628Isabella of Aragon at the Feet of Charles VIII is dated 1628 and held by Department of Paintings of the Louvre (inventory INV 51).
  11. 1628Isabella of Aragon at the Feet of Charles VIII (Department of Paintings of the Louvre).
  12. 1629The Temptation of Charles and Ubalde is dated 1629 and held by Department of Paintings of the Louvre (inventory RF 1986 65).
  13. 1629The Temptation of Charles and Ubalde (Department of Paintings of the Louvre).
  14. 1641Sleeping Venus and Amor is dated 1641 and held by Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest (inventory 474).
  15. 1644Giovanni Biliverti died at Florence.
  16. 1644Giovanni Biliverti died in 1644 at Florence.
  17. 1644The Holy Family is dated 1644 and held by Statens Museum for Kunst (inventory KMS571).
  18. 1644The Holy Family (Statens Museum for Kunst).

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Bijlivert [Biliverti], Jacques, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Biliverti (bilivert), Giovanni, Painting of the Golden Age, 1993

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Biliverti, Giovanni, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Internet Archive, 1 digitised item catalogued under Giovanni Biliverti as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  5. 5.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Giovanni Biliverti.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  6. 6.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1525968: Giovanni Biliverti

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  7. 7.

    “Giovanni Biliverti”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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