Marcello Bacciarelli

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Self-portrait in brown tail coat, 1793
Self-portrait in brown tail coat, 1793

Marcello Bacciarelli (Fabruary 16 1731 - January 5 1818) was an Italian baroque painter.

A number of his paintings were painted for King Stanisław August Poniatowski of Poland and are in the Royal Castle in Warsaw. These include

  • Strength, Reason, Belief, and Justice, in the Old Audience Chamber
  • The Flourishing of the Arts, Sciences, Agriculture, and Trade on the ceiling of the Old Audience Chamber
  • Rebecca and Eleazar in the King's Bedroom
  • Esther and Ahasuerus in the King's Bedroom