Giovanni Benedetto Paolazzi

Giovanni Benedetto Paolazzi (1700–1788) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active in Bologna, mainly in ornamental and quadratura painting.

Biography

He trained initially under Antonio Dardani, and learned quadratura from Tommaso Aldrovandini. He was a member of the Accademia Clementina and died in Bologna.[1] Paolazzi help decorate some of the rooms in the Palazzo Malvezzi Campeggi.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Guida del forestiere per la città di Bologna e suoi sobborghi, by Girolamo Bianconi; 1820, page 525.
  2. ↑ Memoria di Bologna, comune website on the palace Malvezzi Campeggi.
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