Giovanni Lanfranco, January 26, 1582–November 30, 1647, was an Italian painter born in Parma. He worked principally in Parma, Rome, and Naples.

Lanfranco trained with Agostino Carracci in Parma and later joined Annibale Carracci’s workshop in Rome. He worked with artists including Domenichino, Francesco Albani, and Guido Reni on the decoration of the Palazzo Farnese, and subsequently received major church and palace commissions in Rome and Naples.

His principal commissions included the dome of Sant’Andrea della Valle in Rome and fresco decorations at the Gesù Nuovo, the Certosa di San Martino, and Naples Cathedral. His paintings are held by the Museo del Prado, the Louvre, the J. Paul Getty Museum, the National Gallery of Ireland, the Palace of Versailles, and other major collections.

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