Johann Bossi

Background

Bossi, a student of Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, was born in Trieste and worked primarily as a miniaturist in Germany, Austria, Sweden and Russia before he settled down in Munich, where he lived at Theresien Straße 19 in Munich around 1850.

Career

In Munich he was appointed a court painter. The Bossi-Beyerlen collection was sold at auction in Stuttgart and dispersed in March 1882.

Achievements

• Bossi was the founder of a collection, which included a significant group of Tiepolo drawings amongst others