Bartolomeo Passarotti

Italian · 1529–1592 · Painter, Printmaker

Bartolomeo Passarotti or Passerotti (1529–1592) was an Italian painter of the mannerist period, who worked mainly in his native Bologna. His family name is also spelt… (Wikipedia)

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MeeresungeheuerVan Ham · Nov 2022€8,580≈ $8,854≈ £7,505Sign up to see
MÄNNERKOPF UND EINE GRUPPE VON FIGUREN.Lempertz · May 2006€3,213≈ $4,102≈ £2,188Sign up to see
Attribuito a. San FrancescoCapitolium Art · Oct 2025€1,764≈ $2,038≈ £1,537Sign up to see

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Bartolomeo Passarotti, Attribuito a. San Francesco — Attribuito a. San Francesco
Capitolium Art · Oct 14, 2025
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Bartolomeo Passarotti, Meeresungeheuer, Feder und Tusche auf beigem Papier — Meeresungeheuer
Van Ham · Nov 17, 2022
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Bartolomeo Passarotti, MÄNNERKOPF UND EINE GRUPPE VON FIGUREN., Feder in Braun auf Papier — MÄNNERKOPF UND EINE GRUPPE VON FIGUREN.
Lempertz · May 21, 2006
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Untitled
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Jul 12, 2026

Bartolomeo Passarotti, (in der Art von), Studienblatt mit Putten, Köpfen und Händen. 16. Jh, Federzeichnung in Tusche auf Bütten — (in der Art von), Studienblatt mit Putten, Köpfen und Händen. 16. Jh
Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Sep 21, 2019

Bartolomeo Passarotti, A portrait of an elderly woman, three-quarter length, standing by a table, oil on panel — A portrait of an elderly woman, three-quarter length, standing by a table
Bonhams · Sep 28, 2014

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Bartolomeo Passarotti, An Angel — **An Angel**1529–92 · Pen and brown ink, over traces of black chalk, on beige paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1964 — Open Access (CC0)

Bartolomeo Passarotti, Saint Andrew — **Saint Andrew**etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Andrew W. Mellon Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Bartolomeo Passarotti, Saint John the Evangelist — **Saint John the Evangelist**1560/1565 · etching
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Andrew W. Mellon Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Studies of a Left Arm, a Young Woman, a Madonna and Child, a Face in Profile, and Nude Figurespen and iron gall ink on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Bartolomeo Passarotti, Studies of a Sculpture of a Male Nude, Vertebrae, and Gesturing Figures — **Studies of a Sculpture of a Male Nude, Vertebrae, and Gesturing Figures**pen and iron gall ink on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Bartolomeo Passarotti, The Fishmonger's Shop — **The Fishmonger's Shop**1580
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica

Bartolomeo Passarotti, Portrait of Pope Pius V — **Portrait of Pope Pius V**1566
Walters Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Walters Art Museum

Bartolomeo Passarotti, Portrait of a Man Playing a Lute — **Portrait of a Man Playing a Lute**1576
Museum of Fine Arts Boston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Bartolomeo Passarotti, The Blood of the Redeemer — **The Blood of the Redeemer**1565
Museum of Fine Arts Boston ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Bartolomeo Passarotti, Portrait of the Physician Carlo Fontana — **Portrait of the Physician Carlo Fontana**1570
Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK) ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Museum of Fine Arts Ghent (MSK)

Bartolomeo Passarotti, Portrait of an old woman — **Portrait of an old woman**1582
Kunsthistorisches Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Kunsthistorisches Museum

Bartolomeo Passarotti, Untitled — **Untitled**1585
Kunsthistorisches Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Kunsthistorisches Museum

Bartolomeo Passarotti, Two Sketches: Kneeling Putto Holding a Head (recto) Details of a Nude Male Child (verso) — **Two Sketches: Kneeling Putto Holding a Head (recto) Details of a Nude Male Child (verso)**n.d. · Pen and brown ink, with graphite, on buff laid paper, laid down on ivory wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Bartolomeo Passarotti, Ideal Bust of a Woman — **Ideal Bust of a Woman**n.d. · Pen and brown ink with graphite on tan laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Bartolomeo Passarotti, Saints Jerome and Francis of Assisi Adoring the Trinity — **Saints Jerome and Francis of Assisi Adoring the Trinity**c. 1570 · Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, over graphite, on tan laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Bartolomeo Passarotti, Old Matron and Young Woman — **Old Matron and Young Woman**n.d. · Pen and brown ink on buff laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Bartolomeo Passarotti, Standing Putto Seen from the Front: Study for the Virgin in Glory with Saints Petronius, Dominic, and Peter Martyr — **Standing Putto Seen from the Front: Study for the Virgin in Glory with Saints Petronius, Dominic, and Peter Martyr**1570/75 · Pen and brown ink on tan laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

Bartolomeo Passarotti, Half-Length Sketch of a Gentleman Wearing Hat and Cape — **Half-Length Sketch of a Gentleman Wearing Hat and Cape**n.d. · Pen and brown ink on tan laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection — publi…

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Works in museum collections

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