The Roman Master of Baroque Grandeur In the vibrant, theatrical heart of late seventeenth-century Rome, Giovanni Battista Odazzi emerged as a painter capable of capturing the very essence of the Baroque spirit. Born in 1663 to a family of Lombard noble lineage, Odazzi’s life was inextricably linked to the eternal city, where he would spend his most productive years weaving together the legacies of the masters who preceded him. His ear…