![Cappella Cornaro - Abbatini](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Cappella_Cornaro_-_Abbatini.jpg)
Guido Ubaldo Abbatini (1600–1656) was an Italian painter of the
Baroque period, active mainly in
Rome
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and
Usigni
Usigni is a village in Umbria, a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Poggiodomo in the Province of Perugia
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Biography
Guido Ubaldo Abbatini was a pupil of the painter
Giuseppe Cesari
Giuseppe Cesari (14 February 1568 – 3 July 1640) was an Italian Mannerist painter, also named Il Giuseppino and called ''Cavaliere d'Arpino'', because he was created ''Cavaliere di Cristo'' by his patron Pope Clement VIII. He was much patronize ...
and of
Gian Lorenzo Bernini, and later worked under
Pietro da Cortona. He frequently painted in fresco. He was born in
Città di Castello
Città di Castello (); "Castle Town") is a city and ''comune'' in the province of Perugia, in the northern part of Umbria. It is situated on a slope of the Apennines, on the flood plain along the upper part of the river Tiber. The city is north of ...
and died in Rome. He also painted the ceiling of the Cornaro chapel of Santa Theresa in
Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome
Santa Maria della Vittoria ( en, Saint Mary of Victory, la, S. Mariae de Victoria) is a Catholic titular church and basilica dedicated to the Virgin Mary in Rome, Italy. The church is known for the masterpiece of Gian Lorenzo Bernini in the Corn ...
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1600 births
1656 deaths
People from Città di Castello
17th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
Italian Baroque painters
Pupils of Gian Lorenzo Bernini
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