Pompeo Girolamo Batoni (1708-1787) was an Italian painter and draughtsman, the son of a distinguished goldsmith. He was described as 'Italy's last Old Master'.
― Anonymous User 9/7/2011
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Pompeo's Italian pronunciation:Pohm-PEY-Oh"O" in "Pom" is as usual, "Oh." "E" in "Pe" is spoken as "Pay/Pey," or otherwise as "Aye" with the added "P." And again, "O" is as usual, "Oh." [noted -ed]