Anna Caterina Gilli (born bef. 1729, died bef. 1820), was an Italian painter, active in

Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese language, Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital ...

between 1729 and 1751. Her name is sometimes given as Gili or Gillia. Little is known of Gilli's life and career save that she was active as a decorative artist for the

Royal Palace of Turin The Royal Palace of Turin ( it, Palazzo Reale di Torino) is a historic palace of the House of Savoy in the city of Turin in Northern Italy. It was originally built in the 16th century and was later modernized by Christine Marie of France (1606–1 ...

and the

Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi The Palazzina di caccia of Stupinigi (Italian: "The hunting residence of Stupinigi") is one of the Residences of the Royal House of Savoy in northern Italy, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list. Built as a royal hunting lodge in the earl ...

; her work has been described as similar to that of Michele Antonio Rapos. She was most likely dead by 1820, when two still-lives of fruit in

pastel A pastel () is an art medium in a variety of forms including a stick, a square a pebble or a pan of color; though other forms are possible; they consist of powdered pigment and a binder. The pigments used in pastels are similar to those use ...

were ascribed to a "Rosa Gilli, Torinese" at a local exhibition of work by deceased artists.Profile
at the ''Dictionary of Pastellists Before 1800''.

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18th-century Italian painters 18th-century Italian women artists Italian women painters Painters from Turin {{Italy-painter-18thC-stub