Giulio Quaglio the Younger

The only known self-portrat of Giulio Quaglio the Younger (Ljubljana Cathedral)

Giulio Quaglio the Younger (1668–1751) was an Italian Baroque painter.[1] He was part of the large Quaglio pedigree of Italian artists involved in architecture, indoor fresco decoration, and scenography (stage design) for the court theaters.[2] He was born and died in Laino, a mountain village at Como.[1] Giulio II was involved in fresco decoration in Friuli, including for the chapel of Monte di Pietà at Udine.[2] His most highly valued work is the painting of Saint Nicholas' Cathedral in Ljubljana.[1] He also painted the central hall of Meerscheinschlössl in Graz.[1] He had two sons, Domenico and Giovanni Maria Quaglio.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Cankar, Izidor (1925–1991 (printed ed.). 2009 (electronic ed.)). "Quaglio Giulio". In Vide Ogrin, Petra (electronic ed.). Cankar, Izidor et al. (printed ed.). Slovenski biografski leksikon (in Slovenian). ISBN 978-961-268-001-5. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. 1 2 Bryan, Michael (1889). Walter Armstrong & Robert Edmund Graves, ed. Dictionary of Painters and Engravers, Biographical and Critical (Volume II L-Z). York St. #4, Covent Garden, London; Original from Fogg Library, Digitized May 18, 2007: George Bell and Sons. p. 331.

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