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Giovanni Battista. Giovanni Battista was a common Italian given name (see Battista for those with the surname) in the 16th-18th centuries. It refers to "John the Baptist" in English, the French equivalent is "Jean-Baptiste". Common nicknames include Giambattista, Gianbattista, Giovambattista, or Giambo.
Gaulli (Baciccio is a nickname for Giovanni Battista) was born in Genoa but moved to Rome in his late teens and stayed there until his death. He established good relations with the papal sculptor-architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598 - 1680) who helped him advance his career and supported him in obtaining his most important commission, the ...
Jan 11, 2023 · The story of Giovanni Battista Giorgini, father of Italian fashion, and of a dream come true. Only few men are lucky enough to understand at a young age what their purpose in life is; they are special men. Giovanni Battista Giorgini was one of them.
Apr 14, 2022 · Mastro Titta, or Master of Justice, was the nickname the people of Rome gave the Papal States' official executioner. He was a man named Giovanni Battista Bugatti, who performed his first execution when he was just 17 years old, as reported by Italy on This Day.
Jun 24, 2022 · All of the “Giovanni,” “Giovanna” and names deriving from these, celebrate their onomastico on this day. An onomastico is a celebration of one’s “name day.” Quite popular in Italy, it is similar in celebration to one’s birthday, particularly for names such as Giovanni, Antonio, Giuseppe and Francesco/a.
Italian painter of the Late Renaissance period, one of the great portrait painters of sixteenth-century Italy. Best known for his elegantly realistic portraits of the local nobility and clergy. He also is called Giambattista Moroni.
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo ( / tiˈɛpəloʊ / tee-EP-ə-loh, Italian: [dʒoˈvanni batˈtista ˈtjɛːpolo, ˈtjeː-]; [1] 5 March 1696 – 27 March 1770), also known as Giambattista (or Gianbattista) Tiepolo, was an Italian painter and printmaker from the Republic of Venice who painted in the Rococo style, considered an important member of the 18th-century Ve...