Giovanni da Bologna (Giambologna, 1529 - 1608)
Giambologna1529Douai, France1608-08-13Florence, ItalyItaly, Flanders
Giovanni da Bologna
Giovanni da Bologna, also known as Jean de Boulogne (French), Giambologna (Italian), Fiammingo (Italian) and Jehan Boulongne (Flemish), was the last significant Italian Renaissance sculptor, with a large workshop producing large and small works in bronze and marble in a late Mannerist style.
Nickname: | Giambologna |
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Date and place of birt: | 1529, Douai, France |
Date and place of death: | 13 august 1608, Florence, Italy |
Nationality: | Italy, Flanders |
Period of activity: | XVI, XVII century |
Specialization: | Artist, Sculptor |
Art school / group: | Florentine School |
Genre: | Portrait sculpture, Portrait |
Art style: | High Renaissance, Mannerism |