Boltraffio or Beltraffio, Giovanni Antonio

Boltraffio or Beltraffio, Giovanni Antonio (jōvän'nē äntô'nyō bōlträf'fyō, bāl–) [key], 1467–1516, Italian painter, b. Milan. He was a pupil of Leonardo da Vinci, whose style he adhered to faithfully. There are examples of Boltraffio's work in Milan; the National Gallery, London; and the Louvre.

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