Pompeo Batoni

Italian · 1708–1787 · Painter, Printmaker

Pompeo Girolamo Batoni was an Italian painter who displayed a solid technical knowledge in his portrait work and in his numerous allegorical and mythological pictures. The high… (Wikipedia)

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Pompeo Girolamo Batoni was an Italian painter who displayed a solid technical knowledge in his portrait work and in his numerous allegorical and mythological pictures. The high number of foreign visitors travelling throughout Italy and reaching Rome during their "Grand Tour" led the artist to specialise in portraits.

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Born 1708, LuccaDied 1787, RomeOccupation Painter, Printmaker, DraughtsmanWikidata Q505613 ↗ULAN 500012720 ↗Museum works 24

Classicism

Also known as Cavalier Pompeo Battoni, Pompea Battoni, Pompeia Battoni, Pompeio Battone, Pompeio Battoni, Pompeo Battoni, Pompeo G. Batoni, Pompeo Girolamo Batoni and 2 other name forms

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Pompeo Batoni, Diana and Cupid — **Diana and Cupid**1761 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, The Charles Engelhard Foundation, R…

Pompeo Batoni, Portrait of a Young Man — **Portrait of a Young Man**ca. 1760–65 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1903 — Open Access (CC0)

Pompeo Batoni, Portrait of a Gentleman — **Portrait of a Gentleman**c. 1762 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Joseph F. McCrindle — Open Acces…

Pompeo Batoni, Three Nude Male Figures; Study of the Right Hand of the Figure on the Left — **Three Nude Male Figures; Study of the Right Hand of the Figure on the Left**1708–87 · Red chalk
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Harry G. Sperling, 1971 — Open Acc…

Pompeo Batoni, Bust-Length Study of a Child — **Bust-Length Study of a Child**1728–87 · Black chalk, hightlighted with white chalk
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Thomas Williams, 1998 — Open Access (…

Pompeo Batoni, Allegory in Honor of Pope Benedict XIV — **Allegory in Honor of Pope Benedict XIV**ca. 1745 · Red chalk, highlighted with white, on beige paper
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1973 — Open Access (CC0)

Pompeo Batoni, Sketches of Heads and Hands — **Sketches of Heads and Hands**red and black chalks on orange prepared laid paper
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William B. O'Neal, in Honor of t…

Pompeo Batoni, Two Nude Children Lifting a Cudgel — **Two Nude Children Lifting a Cudgel**c. 1748 · red chalk heightened with white chalk on paper washed ochre, partially squared for transfer in red chalk
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Purchased as…

Pompeo Batoni, Male Nude Reclining on a Bed — **Male Nude Reclining on a Bed**c. 1745 · red chalk on laid paper washed ocher
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Patrons' Per…

Pompeo Batoni, The Return of the Prodigal Son — **The Return of the Prodigal Son**1773
Kunsthistorisches Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Kunsthistorisches Museum

Pompeo Batoni, Portrait of Kyrylo Rozumovsky — **Portrait of Kyrylo Rozumovsky**1766
State Historical Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — State Historical Museum

Pompeo Batoni, Truth and Mercy — **Truth and Mercy**1745
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

Pompeo Batoni, Peace and Justice — **Peace and Justice**1745
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

Pompeo Batoni, The Virgin of the Annunciation — **The Virgin of the Annunciation**1741
Department of Paintings of the Louvre ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Department of Paintings of the Louvre

Pompeo Batoni, Atis and Galathea — **Atis and Galathea**1761
Nationalmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Nationalmuseum

Pompeo Batoni, Male Nude Leaning on a Ladder — **Male Nude Leaning on a Ladder**1765
Philadelphia Museum of Art ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Philadelphia Museum of Art

Pompeo Batoni, Portrait of Cardinal Prospero Colonna di Sciarra — **Portrait of Cardinal Prospero Colonna di Sciarra**1750
Walters Art Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Walters Art Museum

Pompeo Batoni, The Fall of Simon Magus — **The Fall of Simon Magus**c. 1745–50 · oil on canvas
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund — Open Access (CC0)

Pompeo Batoni, Study for "Antiochus and Stratonice" — **Study for "Antiochus and Stratonice"**c. 1746 · oil on canvas
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Jacques de Caso in memory of Alice Caglio…

Pompeo Batoni, Allegory of Peace and War — **Allegory of Peace and War**1776 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of the Old Masters Society — public domain (CC0)

Pompeo Batoni, Time Unveiling Truth — **Time Unveiling Truth**1740–45 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Harold T. Martin Trust — public domain (CC0)

Pompeo Batoni, Don José Moñino y Redondo, Conde de Floridablanca — **Don José Moñino y Redondo, Conde de Floridablanca**c. 1776 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection — pu…

Pompeo Batoni, Saint Andrew — **Saint Andrew**1740–43 · Oil on canvas
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Joseph Regenstein through the Joseph a…

Pompeo Batoni, Study for Saint Bartholomew and Drapery — **Study for Saint Bartholomew and Drapery**c. 1740 · Red chalk, heightened with white chalk, on beige laid paper, squared for transfer with red chalk, edge mounted to blue wove card
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and…

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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