The surname Quaglio belongs to a large family of artists, both painters, architects, and scenographers (

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), originally from

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. They were active mainly from the 17th to 20th century, both in Italy and in Austria and Germany. They include: *

Giulio Quaglio the Elder Giulio Quaglio the Elder (1610–1658 or after) was an Italian painter of frescoes. He was a follower of Tintoretto. He is known to have worked in Vienna, Salzburg, and Ljubljana. His son, Giulio Quaglio the Younger, was born in Laino and estab ...

(1610–1658) *

Giulio Quaglio the Younger Giulio Quaglio the Younger (1668–1751) was an Italian Baroque painter. He was part of the large Quaglio pedigree of Italian artists involved in architecture, indoor fresco decoration, and scenography ( stage design) for the court theaters. He w ...

(1668–1751) * Giovanni Maria Quaglio the Elder (1700–1765) *

Domenico Quaglio the Elder Domenico Quaglio the Elder (1723–1760) was an Italian painter. He was part of the large Quaglio pedigree of Italian artists involved in architecture, indoor fresco decoration, and scenography ( stage design) for the court theaters. He was born ...

(1708–1773) * Lorenzo Quaglio the Elder (1730–1804) *

Giuseppe Quaglio Giuseppe Quaglio (2 December 1747 – 23 January 1828) was an Italian painter and stage designer, active in scene painting in Mannheim, Frankfurt, and Ludwigsburg. Vinicius de Castro Quaglio (April 27, 1989) family ties in Brazil Born in ...

(1747–1828) * Giulio Quaglio III (1764–1801) * Giovanni Maria Quaglio the Younger (1772–1803) *

Angelo Quaglio the Elder Angelo Quaglio (1778–1815) was an architect, scenic designer, and painter born into the Quaglio family of artists. He was the eldest son of Giuseppe Quaglio. He designed and painted landscapes and architectural pictures for Boisserée's work on ...

(1778–1815) *

Domenico Quaglio the Younger Domenico Quaglio the Younger (January 1, 1787 – April 9, 1837) was a German painter, engraver, stage designer, and architect. He was the second son of Giuseppe Quaglio and part of the large Quaglio pedigree of Italian artists involved in a ...

(1787–1837) *

Lorenzo Quaglio the Younger Lorenzo Quaglio the Younger (19 December 1793 – 15 March 1869) was a genre painter and lithographer, born in Munich to the long Italian pedigree of Quaglios. Life Quaglio studied under his father Joseph Quaglio and his brother Angelo Quaglio. H ...

(1793–1869) *

Simon Quaglio Simon Quaglio (1795-1878) was a German stage designer of Italian extraction. He worked mainly in Munich, and was among the first designers to use built scenery instead of painted flats. He designed over 100 productions during his career. Simo ...

(1795–1878) * Angelo Quaglio the Younger (1829–1890) * Franz Quaglio (1844–1920) * Eugen Quaglio (1857–1942)

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