Gaetano Alemani
Gaetano Alemani[1] (or Alamanni;[2] 1728- December 14, 1782) was an Italian painter, active mainly in Bologna in the architectural and ornamental painting (quadratura) for the decoration of churches and theatres.
Biography
Born in Bologna, he was a pupil of Stefano Orlandi and Mauro Tesi. Among his works are decorations at the Chapel of the Nativity of the Virgin in San Biago; the main chapel of the archiepiscopal church of Pizzo-calvo; the altar of San Rocco in San Petronio of Bologna, decorations in the Church delle Grazie; Scenes for the Theater of the College of San Luigi, Teatro Zagnoni, and the Public Theater in 1763, 1778, and 1782; ceilings in casa Corbici of Forlì; scenes painted alongside Vincenzo Martinelli for the Teatro comunale inaugurated in 1775; frescoed quadratura for villa Ercolani della Crocetta, and a large number of decorations for the church of the Carmine in Forlì, dated to 1779. He became a member of the Accademia Clementina.
References
- ↑ Bryan mistakenly calls him Gaetaso, others may misspell his surname Alemanni
- ↑ Entry in Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 2 (1960) by Rezio Buscaroli.
Sources
- Bryan, Michael (1886). Robert Edmund Graves, ed. Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical (Volume I A-K). York St. #4, Covent Garden, London; Original from Fogg Library, Digitized May 18, 2007: George Bell and Sons. p. 17.