Andrea Pozzo Artist

Andrea Pozzo (Italian: [anˈdrɛa ˈpottso]; Latinized version: Andreas Puteus; 30 November 1642 – 31 August 1709) was an Italian Jesuit Brother, Baroque painter and architect, decorator, stage designer, and art theoretician.Pozzo was best known for his grandiose frescoes using illusionistic technique called quadratura, in which architecture and fancy are intermixed. His masterpiece is the nave ceiling of the Church of Sant'Ignazio in Rome. Through his techniques, he has become one of the most remarkable figures of the Baroque period. He is also noted for the architectural plans of the Ljubljana Cathedral (1700), inspired by the designs of the Jesuit churches Il Gesù and S. Ignazio in Rome.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Andreas Puteus
Birth date	November 30, 1642
Birth place	Holy Roman Empire , County of Tyrol , Trento
Nationality	Italians
Date of death	August 31, 1709
Place of death	Holy Roman Empire , Vienna , Habsburg Monarchy