Giovanni Battista Barca

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Giovanni Battista Barca, or Giovanni Battista Barchi, (1594-1650 [1] ) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He was born in Mantua, but became a citizen of Verona. He appears to have been a pupil of Domenico Fetti.

He painted a Pietà for San Fermo Maggiore; a Virgin for the altar of the Carli in San Nicolò; a Saints John the Baptists, Andrew, Mary Magdalen, and Jerome and a two Martyrdoms of Saints Crispino and Crispiniano for the church of Santa Maria della Scala; a Visitation of the Virgin for the main chapel of the church of the Vittoria; and a St John Evangelist for the church of San Giovanni della Beverara; and a Martyrdom of St. Paul Miki and companions; and a Madonna with Saints Francis and John the Baptist for San Bernardino. [2]

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References

  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-05. Retrieved 2008-05-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Memorie biografiche poste in forma di dizionario dei pittori, scultori, architetti, ed incisori Mantovani, by Pasquale Coddè, page 11.