Martino Piazza Da Lodi - Madonna and Child with the Infant St John - WGA17412

Martino Piazza, also Martino de' Toccagni, (1475-80 - 1523) was an

Italian Renaissance painter Italian Renaissance painting is the painting of the period beginning in the late 13th century and flourishing from the early 15th to late 16th centuries, occurring in the Italian Peninsula, which was at that time divided into many political sta ...

. Not much is known about Piazza's life except through his works. He worked in

Lodi, Lombardy Lodi ( , ; Western Lombard, Ludesan: ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Lombardy, northern Italy, primarily on the western bank of the Adda River, Italy, River Adda. It is the capital of the province of Lodi. History Antiquity Lodi ...

in conjunction with his brother

Albertino Piazza Alberto or Albertino Piazza (1490–1528) was an Italian painter. He was born and died in Lodi, Lombardy Lodi ( , ; Western Lombard, Ludesan: ) is a city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Lombardy, northern Italy, primarily on the western bank ...

who was also a painter. One work executed by both brothers ''Saint John the Baptist in the Desert'' can be found at the

National Gallery The National Gallery is an art museum in Trafalgar Square in the City of Westminster, in Central London, England. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of more than 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900. The current di ...

. His son,

Callisto Piazza file:(Venice) Decollazione del Battista - Callisto Piazza da Lodi - Gallerie Accademia.jpg, 280px, ''Beheading of the Baptist'', Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice Callisto Piazza (1500–1561) was an Italian painter. Biography Callisto, a member ...

(c. 1500–1562) was also a painter.Pinacoteca di Brera: guida ufficiale
edited by Luisa Arrigoni, Emanuela Daffra, Pietro C. Marani, page 155-156.

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1470s births 1523 deaths 15th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 16th-century Italian painters Pupils and followers of Leonardo da Vinci {{Italy-painter-15thC-stub