Gaetano Fanti

Ceiling by Fanti at Melk Abbey

Gaetano Fanti (1687 - 1759) was an Italian fresco painter.

In 1715 Fanti was appointed by Prince Eugene of Savoy in Vienna. Together with figure painters such as Johann Michael Rottmayr, Paul Troger and Bartolomeo Altomonte he was involved in major frescoes. He is particularly noted for his work in Austria, including at the Karlskirche, the Melk Abbey, the Belvedere Palace and the Klosterneuburg Monastery.

References

• Joseph Zykan: Fanti, Gaetano. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1961, ISBN 3-428-00186-9, pp. 23 f (digitized).
• Kábdebo: Fanti. In: General German Biography (ADB). Volume 6, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p 567

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