Cerva is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

. Notable people with the surname include: *

Bernardino Cervi Bernardino Cervi or Cerva was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. Native of Modena, and a scholar of Guido Reni. He possessed an extraordinary genius, and, in the judgment of his excellent instructor, would have reached a high rank in art, ...

or Cerva, Italian painter * Bernhard Caboga-Cerva (1785–1855), Austrian nobleman *

Elio Lampridio Cerva Elio Lampridio Cervino or Cerva (, sh, Ilija Crijević; 1463–1520) was a Ragusan poet who wrote in Latin. Life Cerva was born in 1463, belonging to one of the most important noble families of Ragusa, the House of Cerva. He spent several ye ...

(1463–1520), Ragusan poet *

Giovan Battista della Cerva Giovan Battista della Cerva (c. 1515–1580) was an Italian painter. Born in Novara, he was a pupil of Gaudenzio Ferrari, of whom he became the main assistant and collaborator during the last stage of his career. Works entirely by della Cerva inc ...

(1515–1580), Italian painter *

Giovanni Maria Cerva Giovanni Maria Cerva was a 17th-century Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in quadratura in the city of Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language, Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of ...

, Italian painter *

Serafino Cerva Serafino Cerva ( hr, Serafin Crijević; 1696–1759), also known as Saro, was the author of ''Ragusan Library'', the first encyclopedia in the Dalmatian language, which comprised 435 biographies of ancient men and of the "Athens of the Adriatic" ( ...

(1696–1759), Ragusan encyclopedian

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