Francesco Civalli

Francesco Civalli (Perugia, 1660[1]- January 7, 1703 in Rome[2]) was an Italian painter of the Baroque, active in Perugia. He was the pupil of Andrea Carlone, but then trained with Giovanni Battista Gaulli in Rome.[3][4] He frescoed ceilings in San Giorgio in Velabro in Rome. He also painted the portraits of Spinelli and Fuscaldo.

References

  1. ↑ P. A. Orlandi, Abecedario pittor., Bologne, 1704, p. 161
  2. ↑ G. F. Cecconi, Roma sacra antica e moderna, Rome, 1725, p. 482
  3. ↑ Garollo, Gottardo (1907). Ulrico Hoepli, ed. Dizionario biografico universale. Editore Libraio della Real Casa, Milan. p. 537.
  4. ↑ The History of Painting in Italy, From the Period of the Revival of the Fine Arts. By Luigi Antonio Lanzi, page 516.


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