Italian
1708-1787
Pompeo Batoni Location
Italian painter and draughtsman. In his day he was the most celebrated painter in Rome and one of the most famous in Europe. For nearly half a century he recorded the visits to Rome of international travellers on the GRAND TOUR in portraits that remain among the most memorable artistic accomplishments of the period. He was equally gifted as a history painter, and his religious and mythological paintings were sought after by the greatest princes of Europe. Related Paintings of Pompeo Batoni :. | Apollo and two Muses | Time Orders Old Age to Destroy Beauty | Ritratto del Principe Abbondio Rezzonico | Portrait of French Admiral | Qin Yi Fei s Slovenia offerings | Related Artists: William Hays May 9, 1819 C February 7, 1875 Matilda Browne 1869-1947 Kosztka, Tivadar Csontvry Hungarian Painter, 1853-1919