Bertolotti, Giovanni Lorenzo

Bertolotti, Giovanni Lorenzo a reputable historical painter of Genoa, was born in 1640, and died in 1721. He studied under Francesco Castiglione. Ratti praises a picture by him in the Church of La Visitazione, at Genoa, representing the Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth. See Spooner, Biog. Hist. of the Fine Arts, s.v.; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.