Giovanni Giacomo Semenza
Giovanni Giacomo Semenza (18 July 1580 – 1638) was an Italian painter of the early Baroque period. Giovanni Giacomo Semenza was born in Bologna and also known as Giacomo Sementi. He was a pupil of the painter Denis Calvaert, then of Guido Reni.
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Giovanni Giacomo Semenza
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- Name
- Giovanni Giacomo Semenza
- Born
- July 18, 1580
- Birthplace
- Bologna
- Died
- 1638
- Known for
- Painting
- Movement
- Baroque
- Occupation
- painter
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Giovanni Giacomo Semenza (18 July 1580 – 1638) was an Italian painter of the early Baroque period. Giovanni Giacomo Semenza was born in Bologna and also known as Giacomo Sementi. He was a pupil of the painter Denis Calvaert, then of Guido Reni.
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Among his pupils were Giacinto Brandi. He painted a Christ the Redeemer for the church of St. Catherine in Bologna.
The field of work recorded is painting. Work by Giovanni Giacomo Semenza is recorded in the collections of Nationalmuseum, Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna, Niedersächsisches Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte and Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon.
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• Name — Giovanni Giacomo Semenza • Born — July 18, 1580 • Birthplace — Bologna • Died — 1638 • Known for — Painting • Movement — Baroque
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Giovanni Giacomo Semenza born at Bologna.
1636
Giovanni Giacomo Semenza died at Bologna.
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