Bartolomeo Bassi (early 1600s (decade)-1640s) was an Italian painter active in the early- Baroque period, mainly in his hometown of

Genoa Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Regions of Italy, Italian region of Liguria and the List of cities in Italy, sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of t ...

. He was a disciple of Giovanni Andrea Ansaldo, and painted

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 ...

. Died at the age of 40.

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* 1600s births 1640s deaths 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Genoa Italian Baroque painters Quadratura painters {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub