Giuseppe Pierre Joseph Grisoni (1699–1769)
• Also known as Grifoni or Grison, was an Italian painter and sculptor.
• Born in Mons, Spanish Netherlands.
• He studied in Florence under Tommaso Redi, abandoning his Flemish influences for the Italian tradition.
• In 1715 he travelled to London with John Talman and tried to establish himself as a portrait painter.
• He did not achieve enough success to stay, however, and returned to Florence in 1728 to teach at the Academy of Fine Arts.
• In 1740, he briefly relocated to Pisa before settling in Rome where he died.
• One of his pupils was William Hoare.
Giuseppe Pierre Joseph Grisoni, Self-portrait with Florence in the background, 1760-69
Original, Uffizi Gallery, Florence. Visited in 2024.
Giuseppe Pierre Joseph Grisoni, Self-portrait with Florence in the background, 1760-69
Giuseppe Pierre Joseph Grisoni, Self-portrait with Florence in the background, 1760-69
Giuseppe Grisoni, Porphyry Head (San Marco, Venice)
Original, Art Institute of Chicago Illionis, USA. Visited in 2018.
Giuseppe Grisoni, Porphyry Head (San Marco, Venice)
