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 :. | Portrait of Paul I of Russia | St. Bartholomew | Portrait of Francis Basset | Mr. Han Fei Ruimo Rice | Portrait of John Wodehouse, 1st Baron Wodehouse |
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