Gaetano Gandolfi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gaetano Gandolfi

painter

Date of Birth: 31-Aug-1734

Place of Birth: San Giovanni in Persiceto, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Date of Death: 20-Jun-1802

Profession: painter, sculptor

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Gaetano Gandolfi (31 August 1734 – 20 June 1802) was an Italian painter of the late Baroque and early Neoclassic period, active in Bologna. Gaetano was born in San Matteo della Decima, near Bologna, to a family of artists.
Ubaldo Gandolfi was his brother, Mauro Gandolfi was his son, and Democrito Gandolfi was his grandson.
Gaetano became a "student" at the Accademia Clementina in Bologna, where he was taught by Felice Torelli and Ercole Lelli.
In the academy, he was the recipient of several prizes for both figure drawing and sculpture.
Later, in an autobiography, Gaetano claimed Felice Torelli (1667–1748) as his master.
Other sources mention Ercole Graziani the Younger (1688–1765) and Ercole Lelli.
He traveled to England, and became strongly influenced by Tiepolo.
Among his pupils was Serafino Viani from Reggio.
Gaetano died in Bologna, Italy.



Alternative names	San Matteo della Decima
Description	Italian painter
Date of birth/death	31 August 1734	20 June 1802
Location of birth/death	San Giovanni in Persiceto	Bologna, Italy
Work period	Baroque
Work location	Bologna
Authority control	: Q1491011 VIAF: 69098170 ISNI: 0000 0000 8344 4619 ULAN: 500005315 LCCN: n88201880 WGA: GANDOLFI, Gaetano WorldCat