Bernardino Galliari (1707–1794) was an Italian painter, active mainly as a

scenic designer Scenic may refer to: * Scenic design * Scenic painting * Scenic overlook * Scenic railroad (disambiguation) * Scenic route * Scenic, South Dakota, United States * Scenic (horse), a Thoroughbred racehorse Aviation *Airwave Scenic, an Austrian ...

and decorator of theaters.

Biography

He was born at Andorno in the Province of Biella in the Piedmont. He painted an ''Adoration of the Shepherds'' by him in the Brera at

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. In addition from learning from family members, he is said to have learned to paint

quadratura Illusionistic ceiling painting, which includes the techniques of perspective ''di sotto in sù'' and ''quadratura'', is the tradition in Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo art in which ''trompe-l'œil'', perspective tools such as foreshortening, an ...

with

Giovanni Battista Crosato Giovanni Battista Crosato (1686 – July 15, 1758) was an Italian painter of quadratura, active in the 18th century in Piedmont. He was born in Venice, where he had likely his first training. By 1733 he had moved to Turin, where he was recruited ...

. He was sought after not only in Italy but also in Germany and France. Bernardino was the first son of Giovanni. He was born into a large family of artists: *Giovanni Galliari d’ Andorno-Cacciorna, painter. * Fabrizio Galliari (1709-1790), second son of Giovanni, quadraturista. He painted in many churches and palaces. He painted the cupola of the Cathedral of

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. In 1778, he became professor at the

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. *Gian Antonio Galliari (1718-1783), third son of Giovanni, still-life painter of flowers. Born in Andorno, died in Milan. *Giovannino Galliari, son of Fabrizio, quadraturista, travelled to Paris and Berlin, painted the duomo at Biella, and a salon in the Turin Academy of Sciences, died in 1819 in Treviglio. *Giuseppino Galliari, son of Fabrizio, Mannerist figure painter, scenographer, died in 1817 at Milan.G. De Gregori, page 370. *

Gaspare Galliari Gaspare Galliari (1760–1818; some sources give 1761 for the year of birth or 1823 for the year of death) was an Italian painter. He was born in Treviglio, and died in Milan. The collection of the Brera Pinacotheca in Milan has one of his pain ...

was the son of Gian Antonio.

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* 1707 births 1794 deaths 18th-century Italian painters Italian male painters People from Andorno Micca Italian scenic designers 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-18thC-stub