Ambrogio Besozzi or ''Giovanni Ambrogio Besozzi'' (1648–1706) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period.

Life

He was born in

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in 1648 where his first training was with

Gioseffo Danedi Gioseffo Danedi (1618–1689) was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance period. He was born at Treviglio, and was the brother of Giovanni Stefano Danedi, and together, they were known as the ''Montalti''. Both received instruction from the Mi ...

, ''il Montalto''. He assisted Ciro Ferri in Rome with work in

quadratura Illusionistic ceiling painting, which includes the techniques of perspective ''di sotto in sù'' and ''quadratura'', is the tradition in Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo art in which ''trompe-l'œil'', perspective tools such as foreshortening, a ...

and decoration. Probably prior to his trip to Rome he entered the Ambrosian Academy of painting, reopened in 1669 under the direction of Antonio Busca. According to Orlandi, he was known in Milan and Turin, but he must have worked also in Parma and in Venice. He painted oil and fresco, and was an expert copyist, an ornate painter and an elegant engraver. He also painted for churches of

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and

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. He etched two plates: ''Portrait of Correggio'' and ''Apotheosis of a Princess'' in which the portrait was by

Giovanni Battista Bonacina Giovanni Battista Bonacina (born c. 1620) was an Italian painter and engraver of the Baroque period. He was born in Milan. He was influenced by Cornelis Bloemaert. He made portraits of Pope Clement IX, Guido and Hermes Visconti, and Giovanni B ...

, the other part of the plate by Besozzi; after

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. Besozzi died in Milan on 6 October 1706. He is buried in the church of

Santa Maria presso San Satiro Santa Maria presso San Satiro (Saint Mary near Saint Satyrus) is a church in Milan. The Italian Renaissance structure (1476-1482) houses the early medieval shrine to Satyrus, brother of Saint Ambrose. The church is known for its false apse, ...

in Milan.

References

* * * ;Specific 1648 births 1706 deaths 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 18th-century Italian painters Painters from Milan Italian Baroque painters 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub