# PITTONI, Giovanni Battista, the Elder

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## Artist

- Lifespan: 1520–1585
- Profession: graphic artist
- School: Italian

## Biography

Italian printmaker and miniaturist \(usually called Battista Pittoni\). His engravings are dated from between 1561 and 1585 and comprise principally landscapes with ruins and mythological subjects. He worked alongside Battista Angelo del Moro on a series of 50 prints after Titian and others.

## Related artworks

- [Landscape with the Port of Rhodes](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/pittoni-giovanni-battista-the-elder-r70764fa1728978/landscape-with-the-port-of-rhodes-r5547eb5a150c31>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)