Galgano Perpignani

Galgano Perpignani (1694 – 1770) was an Italian painter, active in painted sacred and mythologic subjects.

He studied in Bologna under Giovanni Gioseffo dal Sole. He was an honorary member of the Accademia Clementina, and died in Bologna.[1] He also worked in his native Siena.[2]

Among his works is an altarpiece of the Ecstasy of Santa Rita da Cascia(1734), painted for the church of San Giacomo Maggiore in Bologna.[3] He also painted a Carlo Borromeo and Luigi Gonzaga and a Vision of St Antony for the Oratory of St Anthony of Padua, located in Siena.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Guida del forestiere per la città di Bologna e suoi sobborghi, by Girolamo Bianconi; Annesio Nobili, Bologna, 1820, page 529.
  2. ↑ Galgano Perpignani (1694-1771) e i rapporti artistici tra Siena e Bologna nel Settecento, by Giorgia De Angelis. Published, 2011.
  3. ↑ Fondazione Zeri Unibo, Estasi di santa Rita da Cascia.
  4. ↑ Oratorio di S. Antonio da Padova, Contrada della C(Siena) - SBAP.
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