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Crespi, Giovanni Battista

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(called il Cerano), an Italian painter, was born at Cerano, near Novara, in 1557. He visited Rome and Venice, and subsequently settled at Milan, where he was patronized by the dukecardinal Federigo. One of his best productions was The Baptism of St. Agostino, in San Marco, at Milan. He died in 1633. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.; Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, s.v.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Crespi, Giovanni Battista'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/crespi-giovanni-battista.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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