- Ambrogio Besozzi
Ambrogio Besozzi (1648-1706) was an Italian painter of the
Baroque period.He was born in
Milan where his first training was withGioseffo Danedi , "il Montalto". He is also known as "Giovanni Ambrogio Besozzi". AssistedCiro Ferri in Rome with work inquadratura and decoration. He returned to Milan, then Turin. He is buried in the church ofSanta Maria presso San Satiro in Milan. He also painted for churches ofTurin andParma . He etched two plates: "Portrait of Correggio" and "Apotheosis of a Princess" in which the portrait was by Bonacina, the other part of the plate by Besozzi; afterCesare Fiori . He died at Milan.References
*cite book | first= Stefano| last= Ticozzi| year=1830| title= "Dizionario degli architetti, scultori, pittori, intagliatori in rame ed in pietra, coniatori di medaglie, musaicisti, niellatori, intarsiatori d’ogni etá e d’ogni nazione"' (Volume 1)| editor = | pages= page 157 | publisher=Gaetano Schiepatti; Digitized by Googlebooks, Jan 24, 2007 | id= | url= http://books.google.com/books?id=0ownAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA5&dq=Stefano+Ticozzi+Dizionario | authorlink=
*cite book | first= James R.|last= Hobbes| year=1849| title= Picture collector's manual adapted to the professional man, and the amateur| editor = | pages= page 87 | publisher= T&W Boone, 29 Bond Street; Digitized by Googlebooks | id= | url= http://books.google.com/books?q=intitle:picture+intitle:collector's | authorlink=
*cite book| first=Michael| last=Bryan| year=1886| title="Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical" (Volume I: A-K)| editor = Robert Edmund Graves| pages= page 121| publisher=George Bell and Sons|location=York St. #4, Covent Garden, London; Original from Fogg Library, Digitized May 18, 2007 |id= |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=4GYCAAAAYAAJ&printsec=titlepage&dq=DICTIONARY+AACHEN+AALST&as_brr=1| authorlink=
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