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Stefano Orlandi (1681 – 29 July 1760) was an

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painter, active mainly in

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in the architectural perspective painting. He is known for painting fanciful architectural canvases, known as Capricci.

Biography

He trained with his father, Odoardo Orlandi, a pupil of

Lorenzo Pasinelli Lorenzo Pasinelli (September 4, 1629 – March 4, 1700) was an Italian painter active mainly in Bologna during the late Baroque period. He was born in Bologna, and initially trained in the studio of Simone Cantarini. He then pursued studies in R ...

. Stefano first aspired to be a stucco artist, but then began learning from a mediocre local painter known as Antonio Rizzini. He then entered the studio of

Pompeo Aldrovandini Pompeo Aldrovandini (1677–1735) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. Born in Bologna to a family of painters, he mainly learned from his cousin Tommaso Aldrovandini and was employed much in the decoration of churches, palaces, and the ...

, who taught him

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 ...

, and with Pompeo, he went to Rome starting in 1713 where he completed scenography for the

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. He painted the church of Santi Giovanni e Petronio, working with the figure painter

Giuseppe Gambarini Giuseppe Gambarini (1680 – 11 September 1725) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active mainly in Bologna. He was a pupil of the painters Lorenzo Pasinelli and Cesare Gennari. He also painted frescoes in the Palazzo Buonaccors ...

. He was influenced by Giuseppe Bibiena. After 32 months in Rome, and only 23 years old, he returns to Bologna, working with Gioseffo Orsoni in quadratura, also completing scenic designs for theaters in

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and

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. He formed collaborations with

Vittorio Bigari Vittorio Bigari (1692 – 1776) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period. Biography He was born in Bologna in 1692. His main biographer was Zanotti. He was initially trained in the art of stucco and sculpture, a pupil of Antonio D ...

. He helped decorate the entry stairwell and a hall in the

Palazzo Aldrovandi The Palazzo Aldovrandi is a ''Senatorial'' palace on Via Galliera 8 in Bologna, built in Rococo style. History Replacing an older construction, the palace we see today began in 1725 under the patronage of the Cardinal Pompeo Aldrovandi with plans ...

and a gallery in the Palazzo Ranuzzi. He painted in the Palazzo Pubblico of Faenza and in the Palazzo degli Architi in Milan. He painter in the chapel of San Petronio of Cardinal Aldrovandi. He painted for Count Pellegrini in

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. In

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, he worked with Francesco Monti and painted in the Palazzo of the Marchese Martinengo and in the Casa Canzago, and in a chapel of the Dominican church. Back in Bologna, he painted decorations in the Archbishop's church of San Pietro and in the Oratory of the Virgin of the Centura and the oratorian's chapel in

San Giacomo Maggiore The Basilica of San Giacomo Maggiore is an historic Roman Catholic church in Bologna, region of Emilia Romagna, Italy, serving a monastery of Augustinian friars. It was built starting in 1267 and houses, among the rest, the Bentivoglio Chapel, f ...

. He painted much of the quadratura of the Palazzo Aldrovandi. He painted in the church of the Convertite,

for the 5th chapel of the church of the Celestines, and for the Monti Chapel in the church of

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, and the Altar of St Vincent Ferrer in

San Petronio The Basilica of San Petronio is a minor basilica and church of the Archdiocese of Bologna located in Bologna, Emilia Romagna, northern Italy. It dominates Piazza Maggiore. The basilica is dedicated to the patron saint of the city, Saint Petronius ...

. Among works outside of Italy, is a peculiar canvas depicting ''A Church with Pagan Sacrifices at a Burning Altar'' in the Southampton City Art Gallery in England. He suffered a stroke in 1755, and was bed ridden for four years. Among his pupils was Gaetano Alemani,

Giovanni Zanardi Giovanni Zanardi (1700 in Bologna – 1769) was an Italian painter of quadratura during the late Baroque period. Biography He studied under Stefano Orlandi, and became known as ''lo zoppetto dell'Orlandi''. He traveled to Malta to paint the ...

, Paolo Ballarini, Vincenzo Torregiani, Giovanni Paolo Anderlini as well as his sons

Francesco Francesco, the Italian (and original) version of the personal name " Francis", is the most common given name among males in Italy. Notable persons with that name include: People with the given name Francesco * Francesco I (disambiguation), sev ...

, Stefano Orlandi the younger, and Giovanni Battista Sandoni.Annali della città di Bologna dalle sua origine al 1796
compiled by Salvatore Muzzi; Tipi de S. Tommaso d'Aquino, Bologna (1846): Volume 8, page 745.

References

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