Gregorio Guglielmi
Gregorio Guglielmi (born December 13, 1714 in Rome , † February 2, 1773 in Saint Petersburg ) was an Italian fresco painter of the 18th century.
Life
He was a student of Francesco Trevisani or Sebastiano Conca and was encouraged by Cardinal Alessandro Albani . Guglielmi's earliest works can be found in Rome, but soon he expanded his field of activity to include Central and Northern Europe.
Cardinal Neri Corsini commissioned him to decorate the historical part of the Bibliotheca Corsiniana. Guglielmi also worked in San Giovanni de Matha (1744–48), in the church of Santissima Trinità degli Spagnoli, Rome, and in the refectory of Sant'Agostino ( Moltiplicazione dei pani e dei pesci , 1750–51). In 1753 Guglielmi went to Dresden and in 1755 to Vienna , where, among other things, he frescoed the ceilings of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the Great Gallery in Schönbrunn Palace (both works have been destroyed in the original, the one in Schönbrunn Palace partly as a result of the war, the ballroom of the academy entirely due to a fire in 1961; both were reconstructed by Paul Reckendorfer ). In 1764 Guglielmi worked in Berlin and in 1765 in Augsburg's Schaezlerpalais . He also worked in Turin and Saint Petersburg. His works are in the transition from Baroque and Classicism .
Other works
- Rome, Palazzo Corsini : La Storia ordina al Tempo di scoprire la Verità (fresco)
- Rome, San Marcello al Corso : Miracoli di Santa Giuliana Falconieri , 6 canvas paintings, created in 1738.
- Rome, Santo Spirito in Sassia : Circle of frescoes Profeti, Vita di Cristo e Storie degli apostoli (32 works, created 1745–48)
Picture gallery
literature
- Enzo Borsellino: GUGLIELMI, Gregorio. In: Mario Caravale (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 60: Grosso – Guglielmo da Forlì. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 2003.
- Edith Gabrielli: Gregorio Guglielmi: pittore romano del Settecento , 2009 ( Google Books )
- Stefanie von Langen: The Frescos by Gregorio Guglielmi , 1994 ( Google Books )
Web links
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Guglielmi, Gregorio |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian fresco painter |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 13, 1714 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rome |
DATE OF DEATH | February 2, 1773 |
Place of death | St. Petersburg |