# CREMONINI, Giovanni Battista

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## Artist

- Lifespan: 1550–1610
- Profession: painter
- School: Italian

## Biography

Italian painter, born in Cento, but mostly active in Bologna. His father Matteo Cremonini was also a painter. Giovanni Battista was active in fresco decoration of houses, he was aided by his cousin, Bartolommeo Ramenghi \(1484-1542\). One of his pupils was Odoardo Fialetti \(1573-1638\). His best works are at Bologna: The Assumption, in Santa Maria della Vita; The Annunciation, and the Death of St Francis, in San Francesco.

## Related artworks

- [Agony in the Garden](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/cremonini-giovanni-battista-r43970792f260de/agony-in-the-garden-r546d7ba41f3b7a>)

## Attribution

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