Giovanni Battista Zaist

Giovanni Battista Zaist
Born(1700-06-14)June 14, 1700
Cremona
DiedSeptember 29, 1757(1757-09-29) (aged 57)
NationalityItalian

Giovanni Battista Zaist (Cremona, June 14, 1700 – September 29, 1757) was an Italian painter and art historian.

Biography

He was a pupil of Giuseppe Natali. Zaist painted for the church of Santi Egidio ed Omobono and the oratory of San Girolamo. In 1736, Bishop Alessandro Litta used his design to build the convents and churches for the Malmaritate and Penitenti.[1] He is likely best known for his biography of Cremonese painters, which was published posthumously.[2]

References

  1. ^ Graselli, Giuseppe (1827). Arnaldo Forni (ed.). Abecedario Biografico dei Pittori, Scultori ed Architetti Cremonesi. Cremona, Italy: Co. Torchj D’Omobono Manini. p. 263.
  2. ^ Zaist, Giambattista (1774). Anton Maria Panni (ed.). Notizie Istoriche de' Pittori, Scultori, ed Architetti Cremonesi, Volume 1. Cremona, Italy: Stamperia di Pietro Ricchini.