Giovanni Francesco Venturini (1650–1710) was an Italian printmaker of the Baroque period. He was born in

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. From the style of his engraving, it is probable that he was a pupil of Giovanni Battista Galestruzzi. He etched several plates from the works of Italian masters, among them the following : *A set of Plates; after

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. *''Diana and her Nymphs''; after

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. *''The Pulpit of S. Peter's''; after Bernini. *A partial bird's-eye View of Rome.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art: Giovanni Francesco Venturini - works
* 1650 births 1710 deaths Painters from Rome Italian engravers Italian Baroque painters {{Italy-engraver-stub