Little is known about Giampietrino and the very use of this name is conjectural, it having been applied to a group of paintings as a result of its appearance in Leonardo's 'Codex Atlanticus' in a list of Leonardo's pupils.
Although there may be some doubt about their attribution the paintings ascribed to this artist do form a stylistically coherent whole. They reflect the influence of Marco d'Oggiono, Cesare da Sesto and above all Leonardo.
Giampietrino
active about 1500 - 1550
Paintings by Giampietrino
Christ turns to look at us as he carries the Cross on which he will be crucified. This type of painting, in which the viewer is put in the position of the holy women on whom Christ looked on the route to Calvary, was especially popular in North Italy in the sixteenth century. Christ’s eyes appeal...
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The subject is taken from the New Testament (Mark 6: 22–9) and shows Salome being presented with the head of Christ’s cousin, Saint John the Baptist. The swarthy executioner dangles the severed head by its hair above a dish; Salome turns away as if she cannot bear to look at the prize King Herod...