Carlo Felici Biscarra

Giovanni Battista Biscarra (Turin, February 22, 1790 - Turin, April 13, 1851) was an Italian painter and art critic.

Carlo Felice initially traine with his father, Giovanni Battista, who was director of the Accademia Albertina. Carlo Felice recieved a pension from the Queen to study in Florence and Rome. In 1850, his canvas Cola di Rienzo harangues the People of Rome was much admired. He traveled through Europe, and in Paris worked with the painter A. Scheffer.

In 1860 under Massimo d'Azeglio, he became secretary of the Accademia Albertina. He also helped found painters' associations, and publish the magazine L'Arte in Italia for five years till 1873. He translated a course of industrial and artistic design by G. Schreiber. He published on the history of the Academy and of the main works in the Royal Pinacoteca of Turin. He sponsored photography of the archeologic sites of the Piedmont.