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1699 (1707?) Rome, Italy - 1768 Rome, Italy. Known for: Figure, allegorical, religious genre painting.
Stefano Pozzi was an Italian Baroque painter who flourished in the 18th century. He was born into a dynasty of Roman artists and was commissioned to create an altarpiece for the high altar of the... Read full biography
Stefano Pozzi was an Italian Baroque painter who flourished in the 18th century. He was born into a dynasty of Roman artists and was commissioned to create an altarpiece for the high altar of the chapel of Saint-Joachim in the church of Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola in Rome. Pozzi was a pupil of Andrea... Read full biography
Stefano Pozzi was an Italian Baroque painter who flourished in the 18th century. He was born into a dynasty of Roman artists and was commissioned to create an altarpiece for the high altar of the chapel of Saint-Joachim in the church of Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola in Rome. Pozzi was a pupil of Andrea Proccacini and Agostino Masucci, and he demonstrated his mastery of color and composition in his artwork. He was known for his use of a rich palette of soft and precious nuances, and his artwork often... Read full biography
Stefano Pozzi was an Italian Baroque painter who flourished in the 18th century. He was born into a dynasty of Roman artists and was commissioned to create an altarpiece for the high altar of the chapel of Saint-Joachim in the church of Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola in Rome. Pozzi was a pupil of Andrea Proccacini and Agostino Masucci, and he demonstrated his mastery of color and composition in his artwork. He was known for his use of a rich palette of soft and precious nuances, and his artwork often featured a vertical spiral composition. Pozzi's altarpiece for the Saint-Joachim chapel depicted a young girl of an age to understand, rather than a child, which was an unusual iconography for this episode in the life of Mary
Stefano Pozzi was an Italian Baroque painter who flourished in the 18th century. He was born into a dynasty of Roman artists and was commissioned to create an altarpiece for the high altar of the chapel of Saint-Joachim in the church of Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola in Rome. Pozzi was a pupil of Andrea Proccacini and Agostino Masucci, and he demonstrated his mastery of color and composition in his artwork. He was known for his use of a rich palette of soft and precious nuances, and his artwork often featured a vertical spiral composition. Pozzi's altarpiece for the Saint-Joachim chapel depicted a young girl of an age to understand, rather than a child, which was an unusual iconography for this episode in the life of Mary
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Stefano Pozzi was an Italian Baroque painter who flourished in the 18th century. He was born into a dynasty of Roman artists and was commissioned to create an altarpiece for the high altar of the chapel of Saint-Joachim in the church of Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola in Rome. Pozzi was a pupil of Andrea Proccacini and Agostino Masucci, and he demonstrated his mastery of color and composition in his artwork. He was known for his use of a rich palette of soft and precious nuances, and his artwork often featured a vertical spiral composition. Pozzi's altarpiece for the Saint-Joachim chapel depicted a young girl of an age to understand, rather than a child, which was an unusual iconography for this episode in the life of Mary