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Passeri, Giovanni Battista

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Passeri, Giovanni Battista (b Rome, c.1610/15; d Rome, 22 Apr. 1679). Italian painter and writer on art. He is of no significance as a painter, but he is important for his collection of biographies of contemporary artists, Vite de' pittori, scultori ed architetti che anno lavorato in Roma morti dal 1641 fino al 1673, not published until 1772, almost a century after his death. Passeri's accounts are detailed and on the whole accurate, forming one of the most important sources for the study of Roman Baroque art. His nephew Giuseppe Passeri (1654–1714) was a painter and draughtsman, a favourite pupil of Maratta.

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Passeri, Giovanni Battista

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists | 2003 | | Copyright

Passeri, Giovanni Battista (c.1610–79). Italian painter and writer on art. He is of no significance as a painter, but he is important for his collection of biographies of contemporary artists, Vite de' pittori, scultori ed architetti che anno lavorato in Roma morti dal 1641 fino al 1673, not published until 1772. His accounts are detailed and on the whole accurate, forming one of the most important sources for the study of Roman Baroque art.

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IAN CHILVERS. "Passeri, Giovanni Battista." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O3-PasseriGiovanniBattista.html

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