Brystbillede af kvindelig kriger med fjerprydet hjelm
Giovanni Battista Fontana
1541-1587
Medium
Sortkridt
Classification
Tegning
Department
Den Kongelige Kobberstiksamling
Museum
SMK — National Gallery of Denmark
Credit
SMK — Statens Museum for Kunst
Accession Number
KKSgb9558 verso
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Tegning
About the Artist
Giovanni Battista Fontana · 1524–1587
Giovanni Battista Fontana (1524-1587) was an Italian painter and engraver from the Veneto region who achieved his greatest success working for the Habsburg court in Austria. Born at Ala near Verona in 1524 (not Venice as sometimes stated) and dying on September 25, 1587, Fontana's career exemplifies the mobility of skilled artists in the sixteenth century and the importance of aristocratic patrona...