Viviano Codazzi

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Viviano Codazzi (1611-72) is a Baroque vedute painter. Born in Bergamo, he worked mostly in Rome and Naples. He was a member of the circle known as Bamboccianti. He is best known for architectural vedute of Rome and Roman ruins, both fanciful (capriccio or real. His son Niccolò Codazzi (1642-1693) was also a painter of vedute. He was a strong influence on Canaletto and Bernardo Belloto.