- Luigi Quaini
Luigi Quaini (1643-1717) was an Italian painter of the
Baroque period.He first learned the art of architectural perspective painting from his father,
Francesco Quaini , a pupil ofAgostino Mitelli . After some training with his father, he became a pupil ofGuercino , then ofCarlo Cignani (his cousin). There he met a fellow pupil,Marcantonio Franceschini . He became the brother-in-law of the latter, and collaborated with him in works at Bologna,Modena ,Piacenza ,Genoa andRome .Franceschini supplied the figures and Quaini, the landscapes and architecture.In Rome, he helped compose some of the designs for mosaics in the dome of
St. Peter's Basilica . Quaini also completed several altarpieces, including a "Visitation" for the church of San Giuseppe atBologna , a "Pietà" for the church in La Carità, and a "San Nicolò visited by the Virgin" for the church of San Niccolò.References
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