Benedetto Possenti (active in the 17th century) was an Italian painter of the

Baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...

period, active mainly as a battle painter, as well of seaports, landscapes, and festivals. He was a pupil of the

Carracci The Carracci were a family of Italian artists. Notable members include: * Agostino Carracci (1557–1602), Italian painter and printmaker * Annibale Carracci (1560–1609), Italian Baroque painter and brother of Agostino Carracci * Ludovico Carra ...

. His son, Giovanni Pietro Possenti, was also a painter of similar themes.

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* page 30 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Bologna Italian battle painters Year of death unknown Year of birth unknown {{Italy-painter-17thC-stub