Giuseppe Bernardino Bison

Italian · 1762–1844 · Painter, Draughtsman

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison was an itinerant Italian painter of frescoes, landscapes, vedute, capriccios and some religious works. (Wikipedia)

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Giuseppe Bernardino Bison was an itinerant Italian painter of frescoes, landscapes, vedute, capriccios and some religious works.

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Born 1762, PalmanovaDied 1844, MilanOccupation Painter, DraughtsmanWikidata Q485334 ↗ULAN 500002607 ↗Museum works 24

Also known as Bison, c. b. bison, G. B. Bison, Giuseppe B. Bison, giuseppe berbnardino bison, giuseppe bernardini bison, Giuseppe Bernardino Bison da Palmanova, Giuseppe Bernardino Bisson and 2 other name forms

Works in museum collections

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

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, The Nativity of Christ, with Shepherds and Kings in Adoration — **The Nativity of Christ, with Shepherds and Kings in Adoration**ca. 1782–1844 · Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over red chalk
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Robert Lehman Collection, 1975 — Open Access …

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, Design for a Decorated Wall with Grottesque over Blue Background — **Design for a Decorated Wall with Grottesque over Blue Background**1762–1844 · Pen and black ink, brush and orange-gold, black wash with white gouache over traces of leadpoint on blue prepared paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha …

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, Ornamental Design with Caryatid Figure Standing on Stool and Holding a Bowl; Puttis on the Sides Hold Drapery and Support Base with an Eagle; on the Right Side Decorative Figures with Acanthus surmounted by Flowing. — Ornamental Design with Caryatid Figure Standing on Stool and Holding a Bowl; Puttis on the Sides Hold Drapery and Support Base with an Eagle; on the Right Side Decorative Figures with Acanthus surmounted by Flowing.1762–1844 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk on pale blue gray prepared paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. David F. Seiferheld, 1961 — Open…

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, Man Assisting a Woman to Mount a Horse, with Two Other Figures and a Dog — **Man Assisting a Woman to Mount a Horse, with Two Other Figures and a Dog**1762–1844 · Pen and brown and black ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Harry G. Sperling, 1971 — Open Acc…

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, Scene of Antique Sacrifice — **Scene of Antique Sacrifice**1762–1844 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown and pink wash, over black chalk or graphite; framing lines in pen and brown ink, and, at the left border, in graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1970 — Open Access (CC0)

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, The Rest on the Flight into Egypt — **The Rest on the Flight into Egypt**1762–1844 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over graphite
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. Gordon Douglas III, 1…

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, Coriolanus before the Women of Rome — **Coriolanus before the Women of Rome**late 1780s · pen and brown ink and brown wash over black chalk on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Katrin Bellinger, in Honor of th…

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, A Mythological Scene with Sea Gods — **A Mythological Scene with Sea Gods**brown wash and pen and brown ink over graphite, heightened with white, on brown wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal, in Honor of t…

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, Horseman with Peasant — **Horseman with Peasant**pen and brown ink on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Benjamin and Lillian Hertzberg —…

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, Capriccio of a Port Scene — **Capriccio of a Port Scene**pen and brown ink and brown wash over pencil
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Benjamin and Lillian Hertzberg —…

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist — **Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist**1825/1835 · pen and brown ink with watercolor and brown-gray wash over black chalk, with touches of red chalk in Salom's lips and by her mouth, on laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Joseph F. McCrindle Collection — Open Ac…

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, A Convivial Gathering with a Man Playing a Hurdy-Gurdy — **A Convivial Gathering with a Man Playing a Hurdy-Gurdy**pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk on wove paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Joseph F. McCrindle Collection — Open Ac…

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, Zes zwevende engeltjes met bloemenkransen — **Zes zwevende engeltjes met bloemenkransen**1772 - 1844
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, Twee vrouwenkoppen — **Twee vrouwenkoppen**1772 - 1844
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, Zittend mannelijk naakt — **Zittend mannelijk naakt**1772 - 1844
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, Crowning of Cupid — **Crowning of Cupid**1800
Kunsthistorisches Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Kunsthistorisches Museum

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, Pompeiian Wall Decoration — **Pompeiian Wall Decoration**
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC0 · Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, Lion with Ball — **Lion with Ball**n.d. · Pen and brown ink, with graphite, on off-white wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Carlyn Goettsch — public domain (CC0)

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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