Giuseppe Gherardi (
Piacenza
Piacenza (; egl, label= Piacentino, Piaṡëinsa ; ) is a city and in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, and the capital of the eponymous province. As of 2022, Piacenza is the ninth largest city in the region by population, with over ...
, 1756 - Piacenza, 7 November 1828) was an
Italian
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painter, active in the
Neoclassic style.
Biography
He painted a ''San Disma'' for the church of the
Santa Maria in Torricella in Piacenza, a canvas that stood alongside an altarpiece by
Roberto Da Longe. He painted a Moses and a David for the church of
Santa Maria in Campagna. The altarpieces stood facing ''St Roch and St Sebastian'', painted by
Andrea Procaccini
Andrea Procaccini (14 January 1671 – 1734) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in Rome as well as in Spain.
Biography
Procaccini was born in Rome. He trained in the studio of Carlo Maratta. He painted the prophet ''Daniel' ...
. He also painted a ''Transfiguration'' that onces stood in the church of
San Salvatore in Piacenza. Gherardi became professor of painting at the
Istituto Gazzola in Piacenza. One of his pupils was
Carlo Maria Viganoni.
[L. Ambiveri, pages 200-201.]
References
1750 births
1828 deaths
Painters from Piacenza
18th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
19th-century Italian painters
19th-century Italian male artists
Italian neoclassical painters
18th-century Italian male artists
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