Tommaso Gherardini (December 21, 1715 - 1797) was an Italian painter, mainly of

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fresco decorations.

Biography

He was born in Florence, where he was a pupil of Vincenzo Meucci. He also traveled to Bologna and Venice to study at the respective academies. He painted a hall of the Gallery of the

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and also in the Imperial palace of

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References

1715 births 1797 deaths 18th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Florence Italian Baroque painters 18th-century Italian male artists {{Italy-painter-18thC-stub