Simon Quaglio, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Italian painter (1795-1878)
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Place of Birth: Munich, Bavaria, Germany
About Simon Quaglio
- Simon Quaglio (1795-1878) was a German stage designer of Italian extraction.
- He worked mainly in Munich, and was among the first designers to use built scenery instead of painted flats.
- He designed over 100 productions during his career. Simon was part of the Quaglio family originally from the town of Laino, between Lake Como and Lake Lugano.
- Simon's father, Giuseppe Quaglio (1747-1828), practiced scene painting in Mannheim, Frankfurt, and Ludwigsburg.
- Simon's brother, Angelo Quaglio (1778-1810), was an architect and painter.
- He designed and painted landscapes and architectural pictures for Boisserée's work on Cologne Cathedral.
- Simon was also a lithographer.
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