- Antonio Gherardi
Antonio Gherardi (September 20, 1638 - May 10, 1702) was an Italian painter, architect, and sculptor (stuccoist) of the
Baroque style, active mainly in and nearRome and his native city ofRieti .He original name was "Antonio Tatoti", but when he moved to Rome (c. 1656) from Rieti, he changed his surname. His father died when he was only eight years old, and in 1656, Monsignor Bulgarino Bulgarini, Governor of Rieti, became his patron. Two years later Bulgarini sponsored his travel to Rome, and introduced him to his future mentors,
Pier Francesco Mola andPietro da Cortona . Under the large workshops organized by the latter, he developed skills in both painting and stucco decoration. In 1674, he joined theAccademia di San Luca . In 1698, theCarmelite order Procurator General, Francisco Ximenes Medrano appointed Gherardi as the architect and painter of the chapel of Santa Teresa.Among his works are
* The decoration of the dome of
Santa Maria in Trivio
*"Birth of the Virgin" in the duomo ofGubbio
*"Death of Blessed Francesco" (1675, Chapel of the Blessed Francesco Solano inSanta Maria in Aracoeli , Rome).
*"Education of the Virgin" (c. 1675, 2nd chapel on left of Duomo ofPoggio Mirteto ).
*"Holy family with young John the Baptist", (c. 1675, Duomo ofMonterotondo ).
*"Crucifixion", (1674-86, Church of San Claudio, Rome, lost).
*"Vision of S. Filippo Neri" & "S. Camillo de Lellis heals dying Crescenzi family member", (1677, sacristy, Santa Maria in Trivio).
*Stucco for main altar (1677, Santa Maria in Trivio).
*"The miracle of Holy Shroud" & "Christ lying on Shroud with Donors from House of Savoy and Sts. Massimo & Maurizio, Blessed Amedeo, Margherita & Ludovica", (1680-1682, Altarpiece, church of Holy Shroud; payment 140 scudi).
*"Saint Jerome penitent in desert", (1680, Avila chapel,Santa Maria in Trastevere painted to substitute for painting byDurante Alberti ).
*"Ecstasy of Saint Theresa" (1698,Santa Maria in Traspontina , Rome).
* "Immaculate Conception" for church of Sant'Antonio al Monte,Rieti .
* Ephemeral funerary decorations for Alfonso di Portugal in S. Antonio dei Portuguese, also others to celebrate the extirpation of Calvinism in France.External links
* [http://www.mostragherardi.it Recent exhibition in Rieti on Antonio Gherardi.]
* [http://www.wga.hu/bio/g/gherardi/biograph.html Web Gallery of Art]
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