Simone Genga

Simone Genga was an Italian architect and military engineer (1530–1596). He was born at Urbino.

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Identity

What the record establishes about Simone Genga.

Simone Genga is recorded with the occupation military engineer. Simone Genga is recorded as a citizen of Italy. Battle between Cavalry and Foot Soldiers is catalogued and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1922.2589). Design for a Façade Decoration is dated c. 1548 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1922.3276). The Art Institute of Chicago records 3 objects associated with this heading. Simone Genga is recorded with the citizenship of Italy.

Bastione Cavallerizza is dated 1574. Bastione Rimembranza is dated 1576. Bastione Garibaldi is dated 1577. walls of Grosseto is dated 1565. Bastione Fortezza is dated 1572.

Authority records

The identifiers under which Simone Genga may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Simone Genga is established in the international name authorities as Getty Union List of Artist Names 500111131, Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) 133617424, Library of Congress no2016020140, VIAF 96515161 and Wikidata Q25403644.

Catalogued works

7 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1548 to 1577.

walls of Grosseto, dated 1565. Bastione Cavallerizza, dated 1574. Bastione Fortezza, dated 1572. Bastione Garibaldi, dated 1577. Bastione Rimembranza, dated 1576. Battle between Cavalry and Foot Soldiers, pen and brown ink, over traces of graphite, on ivory laid paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1922.2589. Design for a Façade Decoration, dated c. 1548, pen and brown ink, heightened with lead white, on blue laid paper, edge mounted to cream laid paper with ornamental border in brush and gold paint, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1922.3276.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 3 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

1 scholarly publication naming this subject was located in the registry of record.

Genga family, Oxford Art Online, 2003.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 17 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1530Simone Genga born at Urbino.
  2. 1530Simone Genga was born in 1530.
  3. 1548Design for a Façade Decoration is dated c. 1548 and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1922.3276).
  4. 1565walls of Grosseto is dated 1565.
  5. 1565walls of Grosseto.
  6. 1572Bastione Fortezza is dated 1572.
  7. 1572Bastione Fortezza.
  8. 1574Bastione Cavallerizza is dated 1574.
  9. 1574Bastione Cavallerizza.
  10. 1576Bastione Rimembranza is dated 1576.
  11. 1576Bastione Rimembranza.
  12. 1577Bastione Garibaldi is dated 1577.
  13. 1577Bastione Garibaldi.
  14. 1596Simone Genga died.
  15. 1596Simone Genga died in 1596.
  16. 1922Battle between Cavalry and Foot Soldiers is catalogued and held by The Art Institute of Chicago (inventory 1922.2589).

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.

    (1) Girolamo Genga, Oxford Art Online, 2018

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Genga family, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Genga, Bartolommeo, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Genga, Girolamo, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Genga, Girolamo, Oxford Art Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q25403644: Simone Genga

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Wikimedia Foundation

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  7. 7.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Simone Genga.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  8. 8.

    “Simone Genga”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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