Giovanni Battista Bertani (1516–1576) was an Italian painter and architect of the late

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period. He trained with

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, and was promoted after Romano's death to the post of prefect of the ducal studio (fabbriche). Painters who assisted him over the years include his brother Domenico, as well as Giovanni

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, Geronimo Mazzuola,

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, and

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. He is said to have completed a partial translation of the work of

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''The engravings of Giorgio Ghisi''
a full text exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which contains material on Giovanni Battista Bertani (see index) 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Italian Renaissance painters Painters from Mantua Year of death unknown 1516 births {{Italy-painter-16thC-stub