Stefano Gherardini

Stefano Gherardini (1695-1755) was an Italian painter, prolific in painting genre scenes or bambocciate.

Biography

He was a pupil of Giuseppe Gambarini. [1] He was born and died in Bologna. He is described by Pietro Zani as a painter of capricci, caricatures, di pittocchi, of charlatans and all things recognized under the title of babocciate[2]

References

  1. ↑ Ticozzi, Stefano (1818). Dizionario degli architetti, scultori, pittori, intagliatori in rame ed in pietra, coniatori di medaglie, musaicisti, niellatori, intarsiatori d’ogni etá e d’ogni nazione (Volume 1). Vincenzo Ferrario, Milan. p. 232.
  2. ↑ "pittore di capricci, cioè di caricature, di pitocchi, di ciarlatani, cose tutte riconosciute per lo più sotto il titolo di bambocciate", from P. Zani, Enc. metodica critica-ragionata delle belle arti, IX, Parma 1822, p. 363; quoted in Encyclopedia Trecanni, entry on Gherardini, by Ivana Corsetti, Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 53 (2000).
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