Giovanni Battista Busiri

Giovanni Battista Busiri or Bussini (Rome, 1698 – 28 August 1757) was an Italian painter, mainly of landscapes and vedute.

Biography

He followed the style of Gaspard Poussin. He was influenced by Jan Frans van Bloemen, Hendrik Frans van Lint, Andrea Locatelli, and Nicolas Poussin.

Notes

• Giovanni Battista Busiri: Vedutista Romano Del '700 by Andrea Busiri Vici, Bozzi, 1966.
• Uvedale Price (1747-1829): Decoding the Picturesque, by C. Watkins, Ben Cowell, 2012.

References

• Giovanni Battista Busiri on Artnet