Pietro Paolo Galeotti

Pietro Paolo Galeotti was an artist specializing in metalworks, active during the mid-16th century, with documentation confirming his output between 1527 and 1557. His practice focused on portraiture of prominent noble and aristocratic subjects of the era.

Galeotti’s known subjects include key Italian figures such as Faustina Sforza, Marchesa of Caravaggio, whose marriage date is noted in 1546, and Gianfrancesco Trivulzio 1504-73, Marchese of Vigevano. Other documented works feature portraits of Goffredo Franco, Federigo Asinari, Count of Camerano, and Giambattista Grimaldi.

Seven metalworks attributed to Galeotti are represented in major museum collections, establishing the historical significance of his work. These museum-quality objects are held by institutions including the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Due to the historical nature of the artist's activity, much of the derived secondary material, such as reproductions or details of Pietro Paolo Galeotti’s prints, often falls within the public domain. Such works are sometimes available as downloadable artwork, providing scholars and researchers access to high-quality images of his important portrait commissions.