Which Pompeo Batoni painting is the most famous?See the answer
Top of the list is Ercole al bivio (dettaglio) (1748), Museo Liechtenstein, Vienna. Right behind it: Un Cavaliere a Roma: Charles Cecil Roberts (1778) and Gaetano II Sforza Cesarini, Duca di Segni (1768).
How old was Pompeo Batoni when Ercole al bivio (dettaglio) was made?See the answer
40 years old. Pompeo Batoni was born in 1708, and Ercole al bivio (dettaglio) dates from 1748.
What are the 10 best-known Pompeo Batoni paintings?See the answer
Ercole al bivio (dettaglio), Un Cavaliere a Roma: Charles Cecil Roberts, Gaetano II Sforza Cesarini, Duca di Segni, Il Tempo che svela la Verità, Ritratto di una donna, tradizionalmente identificata come Margaret Stuart, Lady Hippisley, Alexander Gordon, 4° Duca di Gordon (1743 - 1827), John Ker, 3° Duca di Roxburghe, 1740 - 1804. Bibliofilo, Ritratto di John Woodyeare, Peter Beckford (1740-1811), proprietario terriero, Dorset. and Il mercante di tabacco di Rotterdam Pieter Caarten. You'll find the year and the museum of each in the list above.
How many paintings did Pompeo Batoni create?See the answer
We have 164 works by Pompeo Batoni in our catalogue, dated 1733 to 1785.
Where can you see Pompeo Batoni's famous paintings?See the answer
You'll find most of them in Uppark, Basildon Park and National Gallery of Ireland (Dublino). The museum list above has the full breakdown.
When did Pompeo Batoni paint the best-known pieces?See the answer
In 1740s, more than any other time: 30 of the 100 pieces on this page date from then, Ercole al bivio (dettaglio) among them.
Which famous Pompeo Batoni paintings came first and last?See the answer
The earliest piece here is Portrait of a man (1733); the most recent is Ritratto di una donna, tradizionalmente identificata come Margaret Stuart, Lady Hippisley (1785).
What subjects show up most in Pompeo Batoni's paintings?See the answer
Uomo (26), Donna (12) and Paesaggio (6), out of the 100 pieces on this page.
What materials did Pompeo Batoni paint with most?See the answer
Olio su tela, used in 33 of the 100 pieces on this page.
What art movement was Pompeo Batoni part of?See the answer
Neoclassicismo, as you can see in the pieces on this page.
Which Pompeo Batoni pieces can you see at the Uppark?See the answer
You can see 10 of the pieces on this page at the Uppark, including Purity of Heart, Meekness and Sarah Lethieullier, Lady Fetherstonhaugh (1722-1788), with the Branch of a Pear.
Can I get a reproduction of a Pompeo Batoni painting?See the answer
Yes. Every painting on this page is available as a hand-painted oil reproduction or a print, in the size that suits you. Just open the painting's page to order.
