Pier Francesco Garoli

Pier Francesco Garoli or Caroli (1638–1716) was an Italian painter, active in painting

Biography

His place of birth is unclear; some sources say Garoli was born in Turin.[1] He moved to Rome where he became a professor of perspective at the Academy of St Luke.[2] He painted mainly canvases of capricci or interior vedute of churches. He created architectural designs. He also painted frescoes, including for the casino della villa del cardinal Gaspare Carpegna.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Opere complete di Francesco Milizia risguardanti le belle arti, Volume 3, by Francesco Milizia, Stamperia Cardinale e Frulli, Bologna, 1827, Page 354.
  2. ↑ La scuola romana e napolitana, by Luigi Lanzi, Bassano, 1809, page 275.
  3. ↑ Encyclopedia Treccani, Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 52 (1999), entry by Paola Mercurelli Salari.
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