Giorgio Ghisi

Italian · 1520–1582 · Painter, Printmaker

Giorgio Ghisi was an Italian engraver from Mantua who also worked in Antwerp and in France. He made both prints and damascened metalwork, although only two surviving examples… (Wikipedia)

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Giorgio Ghisi was an Italian engraver from Mantua who also worked in Antwerp and in France. He made both prints and damascened metalwork, although only two surviving examples of the latter are known. He worked in a late Mannerist style.

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Born 1520, MantuaDied 1582, MantuaOccupation Painter, PrintmakerWikidata Q1010603 ↗ULAN 500005693 ↗Museum works 24

Also known as Giorgio Ghigi, Giorgio Ghisi, (Mantuano), Giorgio Mantovano, Giorgio Mantovano Ghisi, Giorgio Mantuano, Giorgio Mantuano Ghisi, Mantuano Ghisi

Works in museum collections

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

Giorgio Ghisi, Allegory of Life — **Allegory of Life**1561 · Engraving; second state of six (BLL)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1962 — Open Access…

Giorgio Ghisi, The Trinity — **The Trinity**1576 · Engraving; first state of three
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …

Giorgio Ghisi, The Crucifixion with the Virgin, the Magdalen, and St. John — **The Crucifixion with the Virgin, the Magdalen, and St. John**late 1570s · Engraving
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917 — Ope…

Giorgio Ghisi, The Virgin of Sorrows: The Entombment; one of nine surrounding compartments from the Virgin of Sorrows, now separated — **The Virgin of Sorrows: The Entombment; one of nine surrounding compartments from the Virgin of Sorrows, now separated**by 1575 · Engraving
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953 — Open Access…

Giorgio Ghisi, The Coronation of the Virgin; surrounded by nine vignettes with scenes from the life of Christ and the Virgin — **The Coronation of the Virgin; surrounded by nine vignettes with scenes from the life of Christ and the Virgin**by 1575 · Engraving
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1962 — Open Access (CC0)

Giorgio Ghisi, Dispuut over het Heilige Sacrament (linker deel) — **Dispuut over het Heilige Sacrament (linker deel)**1552
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Giorgio Ghisi, Cupid and Psyche — **Cupid and Psyche**1574
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Giorgio Ghisi, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Cleveland Museum of Art

Giorgio Ghisi, Michelangelo Buonarroti — **Michelangelo Buonarroti**
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Giorgio Ghisi, after Marcello Venusti, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Giorgio Ghisi, The Rest on the Flight into Egypt — **The Rest on the Flight into Egypt**1578
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Giorgio Ghisi after Giulio Campi, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Giorgio Ghisi, The Three Fates — **The Three Fates**1558
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Giorgio Ghisi after Giulio Romano, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Giorgio Ghisi, The Eritrean Sibyl — **The Eritrean Sibyl**1570
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Giorgio Ghisi after Michelangelo, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Giorgio Ghisi, The Delphic Sibyl — **The Delphic Sibyl**1570
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Giorgio Ghisi after Michelangelo, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Giorgio Ghisi, The Prophet Jeremiah — **The Prophet Jeremiah**1570
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Giorgio Ghisi after Michelangelo, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Giorgio Ghisi, The Prophet Joel — **The Prophet Joel**1570
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Giorgio Ghisi after Michelangelo, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Giorgio Ghisi, Angelica and Medoro — **Angelica and Medoro**c. 1570 · Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Bernard F. Rogers, Sr. Collection — public …

Giorgio Ghisi, The Vision of Ezekiel — **The Vision of Ezekiel**1554 · Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Charles Greene Fund and Joseph Brooks Fair Fund — p…

Giorgio Ghisi, The Fall of Troy and the Escape of Aeneas — **The Fall of Troy and the Escape of Aeneas**1540/50 · Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston Fund…

Giorgio Ghisi, The Judgment of Paris — **The Judgment of Paris**1555 · Engraving on cream laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Noel …

Giorgio Ghisi, The Persian Sibyl — **The Persian Sibyl**1570/75 · Engraving on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, The Wallace L. DeWolf and Joseph Brooks Fair Collec…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

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