Giovanni Battista Gaulli

Giovanni Battista Gaulli ( born May 8, 1639 Genoa; † April 2, 1709 in Rome ), also called Baciccio, Il Baciccio or Baciccia, was an Italian painter of the Baroque. He is especially known as a fresco painter and portrait painter and worked mainly in Rome.

Life

Giovanni Battista Gaulli lost his parents in 1657 because of a plague epidemic. He was a pupil of Luciano Borzone in Genoa. Around 1653 he moved to Rome, where he was a friend of the famous painter and sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini was close. This gave him many commissions in Rome.

1662 he was admitted to the Accademia di San Luca, and was President in 1674 ( Principe ) of these art Academy.

Artistically he was initially inspired, among others, by Peter Paul Rubens and Anthony van Dyck.

Works

(Selection)

Frescoes

  • Church building Gesù (1668-1683) - his most famous work
  • Triumph of the Name of Christ ( 1679 )
  • S. Agnese in Agnone ( 1668-71 )

Portraits

  • Popes Alexander VII
  • Clement IX.
  • Clement X.
  • Innocent XI.
  • Alexander VIII
  • Innocent XII.
  • Clement XI.

Other

  • Wedding at Cana ( o.J. )
  • John the Baptist in the Desert ( 1671, p Nicola da Talentino )
  • John the Baptist ( about 1676, oil on canvas, 184 x 119 cm, Manchester Art Gallery )
  • Adoration of the Lamb (1683 )
Commission (art) Pope Alexander VII Pope Clement IX Pope Clement X Pope Alexander VIII Pope Clement XI Integrated Authority File
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