Francesco Tadolini (1723 – August 31, 1805) was an Italian architect of the neoclassic period, active mainly in his native

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. Among his works are the facade of the Palazzo Malavasia (1760), the Palazzo Zagnoni, the facade and sacristy of the church of San Giovanni dei Celestini (1765). He was also active in designing work for San Domenico and the Palazzo Laderchi in Faenza. He brother. Petronio, was also a collaborator, was mainly a sculptor and engraver of medals and coins. Petronio's grandson was the sculptor, Adamo Tadolini. His brother Luigi was a painter, a follower of

Gaetano Gandolfi Gaetano Gandolfi (31 August 1734 – 20 June 1802) was an Italian painter of the late Baroque and early Neoclassic period, active in Bologna. Career Gaetano was born in San Matteo della Decima, near Bologna, to a family of artists. Ubaldo ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tadolini, Francesco 1723 births 1805 deaths 18th-century Italian architects Architects from Bologna