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Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi

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Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi was an Italian painter and etcher of the Baroque period who lived from 1618 to 1677. Born in Florence, he was a pupil of the painter Francesco Furini, then moved to Rome, where he joined the Accademia di San Luca in 1652. He was an accomplished etcher and produced works for Leonardo Agostini book Le gemme antiche figurate, published between 1657 and 1659. The Roman Baroque painter and engraver Giovanni Francesco Venturini was probably his pupil.

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    Born in Florence, he was a pupil of the painter Francesco Furini, then moved to Rome, where he joined the Accademia di San Luca in 1652.
  • In Group: Baroque Printmakers, Lead
    Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi (1618-1677) was an Italian painter and etcher of the Baroque period.
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