Giovanni Lanfranco

Cavalier
Giovanni Lanfranco
Cavalier Giovanni Lanfranco
	Self-portrait, 1628–1632, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio
Born	26 January 1582; Parma, Duchy of Parma and Piacenza
Died	30 November 1647 (aged 65); Rome, Papal States
Education	Agostino Carracci; Annibale Carracci;
Known for	Painting
Notable work	The Annunciation (c. 1615–1624); Elijah Receiving Bread from the Widow of Zarephath (1621-1625); Moses and the Messengers from Canaan (1621-1625); Ecstasy of St Margaret of Cortona (1622); Venus plays the Harp c. 1634;
Movement	Baroque
Spouse	Cassandra Barli (m. 1616)
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Giovanni Lanfranco (26 January 1582 – 30 November 1647) was an Italian Baroque painter. He was a distinguished artist of the Bolognese school, deeply influenced by Annibale Carracci's’ classicism.