Giovanni Pietro Possenti

Giovanni Pietro Possenti

Giovanni Pietro Possenti (1618-1659) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly as a battle painter. He was the son and pupil of Benedetto Possenti, who also was known as a painter of battle scenes. He also painted altarpieces for the churches at Bologna, Padua, and San Lorenzo.

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*cite book| first=Michael| last=Bryan| year=1889| title="Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical" (Volume II L-Z)| editor = Walter Armstrong & Robert Edmund Graves| pages= page 311| 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=K2cCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA1&dq=Michael+Bryan+Painters+Engravers#PPP7,M1| authorlink=page 30


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