Benedetto Possenti (active in the 17th century) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly as a battle painter, as well of seaports, landscapes, and festivals.
He was a pupil of the Carracci.
His son, Giovanni Pietro Possenti, was also a painter of similar themes.
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