About Giovanni Battista Moroni
Renaissance portraits of tailors and merchants painted with a naturalism that anticipated Caravaggio and defied portraiture's social rules
Where to see Giovanni Battista Moroni
Collection holdings are reported here; current display varies. Check with each museum before visiting.
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11 recorded works
National Gallery
London, United Kingdom
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4 recorded works
Gemäldegalerie Berlin
Berlin, Germany
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4 recorded works
Accademia Carrara
Bergamo, Italy
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3 recorded works
National Gallery of Art
Washington D.C., United States
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3 recorded works
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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3 recorded works
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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2 recorded works
Städel Museum
Frankfurt, Germany
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2 recorded works
Condé Museum
Chantilly, France
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2 recorded works
Kunsthistorisches Museum
Vienna, Austria
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2 recorded works
National Gallery of Ireland
Dublin, Ireland
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1 recorded work
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Boston, United States
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1 recorded work
National Galleries Scotland
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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1 recorded work
Louvre
Paris, France
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1 recorded work
Mauritshuis
The Hague, Netherlands
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1 recorded work
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Rotterdam, Netherlands
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1 recorded work
Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service
Colchester, United Kingdom
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1 recorded work
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Boston, United States
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1 recorded work
Wallraf–Richartz Museum
Cologne, Germany
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1 recorded work
Princeton Art Museum
Princeton, United States
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1 recorded work
Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom
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1 recorded work
Nantes Museum of Arts
Nantes, France
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1 recorded work
Museo de Arte de Worcester
Worcester, United States
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1 recorded work
Museo del Prado
Madrid, Spain
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1 recorded work
Museo Poldi Pezzoli
Milan, Italy
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1 recorded work
Hermitage Museum
Saint Petersburg, Russia
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1 recorded work
Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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1 recorded work
Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
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1 recorded work
Detroit Institute of Arts
Detroit, United States
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1 recorded work
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Minneapolis, United States
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1 recorded work
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Halifax, United Kingdom
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1 recorded work
Fitzwilliam Museum
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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1 recorded work
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
San Francisco, United States
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1 recorded work
National Gallery of Canada
Ottawa, Canada
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Who was Giovanni Battista Moroni?
Giovanni Battista Moroni was born around 1525 in Albino, near Bergamo, and was the son of an architect. He trained under Moretto da Brescia, whose influence is visible in his religious paintings.What is Giovanni Battista Moroni known for?
Giovanni Battista Moroni is known for his portraits, which made his reputation, and his painting The Tailor (c. 1570). The Tailor depicts a working man with scissors and cloth, looking at the viewer, which was unusual in Renaissance Italy where portraiture was mainly for aristocrats and clergy.What was Giovanni Battista Moroni's art style?
Moretto da Brescia's influence is visible in Giovanni Battista Moroni's religious paintings, but less so in his portraits. Roberto Longhi called Moroni's naturalism an anticipation of Caravaggio.
Sources
Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Giovanni Battista Moroni's works across the following collections.
- [1] museum Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council Used for: museum holdings.
- [2] book Beard, Lee, 1973- author, Butler, Adam, author; Van Cleave, Claire, author; Fortenberry, Diane, author; Stirling, Susan, author, Beard, Lee, 1973- author, Butler, Adam, author; Van Cleave, Claire, author; Fortenberry, Diane, author; Stirling, Susan, author - The Art Book_ New Edition, Mini Format Used for: biography.
- [3] book Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), The Age of Caravaggio Used for: biography.
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