Martino Piazza Da Lodi - Madonna and Child with the Infant St John - WGA17412

Martino Piazza, also Martino de' Toccagni, (1475-80 - 1523) was an Italian

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painter. Not much is known about Piazza's life except through his works. He worked in

Lodi, Lombardy Lodi ( , ; Ludesan: ) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, northern Italy, primarily on the western bank of the River Adda. It is the capital of the province of Lodi. History Lodi was a Celtic village; in Roman times it was called, in Latin ...

in conjunction with his brother

Albertino Piazza Alberto or Albertino Piazza (1490–1528) was an Italian painter. He was born and died in Lodi, Lombardy Lodi ( , ; Ludesan: ) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, northern Italy, primarily on the western bank of the River Adda. It is the ca ...

who was also a painter. One work executed by both brothers ''Saint John the Baptist in the Desert'' can be found at the

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. His son,

Callisto Piazza 280px, ''Beheading of the Baptist'', Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice Callisto Piazza (1500–1561) was an Italian painter. Biography Callisto, a member of the Piazza family of painters, was born in Lodi, Lombardy. In 1523 he was working in ...

(c. 1500–1562) was also a painter.Pinacoteca di Brera: guida ufficiale
edited by Luisa Arrigoni, Emanuela Daffra,

Pietro C. Marani Pietro Cesare Marani (born 1952) is an Italian art historian and curator. He is among the leading authorities on the life and works of Leonardo da Vinci having written of over 200 publications on the artist. These include book-length studies on ...

, page 155-156.

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1470s births 1523 deaths 15th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 16th-century Italian painters {{Italy-painter-15thC-stub