Biography

Italian painter. Legal documents mention a Giovanni 'painter', then 'master', living in Rimini between 1292 and 1336. It is likely that they refer to the artist identified on the basis of the Crucifix (Mercatello, San Francesco), inscribed JOHES PICTOR FECIT HOC OPUS/FR. TOBALDI and dated 1309 or 1314; the earlier date is largely accepted today.