School of Art

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School of Art
Aberystwyth University
Buarth Mawr
Aberystwyth
Ceredigion
SY23 1NG

Tel: +44 (0)1970 622460

Fax: +44 (0)1970 622461

Email: artschool@aber.ac.uk


Display artist/maker:

Pompeo Girolamo Batoni

Born: 1708, Italy, Lucca   Died: 1787, Rome

Painter. Son of a goldsmith. Studied in Rome. He became a popular portraitist attracting commissions from Grand Tourists in Rome - including 150 Englishmen - and dignitaries such as popes and princes. He was a friend of the art historian Johann Wincklelmann (1717-1768) and was appointed Curator of the Papal Collections. He also painted altarpieces, mythological and historical works

Objects in the collections associated with this artist/maker

Hand WD43 WaterColourOrDrawings




 
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