- Giovanni Odazzi
Giovanni Odazzi (1663 –
June 6 ,1731 ) was an Italian painter and etcher of theBaroque period, active mainly inRome .He was a pupil of
Ciro Ferri , then worked under the guidance ofGiovanni Battista Gaulli . He also worked withCornelis Bloemaert . Among his many works in Rome, he painted a "Prophet Hosea" forSan Giovanni in Laterano and a "Fall of Lucifer and rebel angels" for the basilica of theSanti Apostoli in Rome. He frescoed the cupola of the cathedral of San Bruno inVelletri . He painted an "Adoration of the Magi" and "Flight to Egypt" for the church ofSanta Maria in Aracoeli in Rome. He also painted altarpieces forSanta Maria degli Angeli , a "Dream of Joseph" forSanta Maria della Scala , San Clemente,Santa Maria in Via Lata andSan Giovanni in Laterano .References
*cite book | first= Maria|last= Farquhar| year=1855| title= Biographical catalogue of the principal Italian painters| editor = Ralph Nicholson Wornum | pages= page 113 | publisher= Woodfall & Kinder, Angel Court, Skinner Street, London; Digitized by Googlebooks from Oxford University copy on Jun 27, 2006| id= | url= http://books.google.com/books?q=intitle:Wornum+intitle:principal+intitle:painters | authorlink=
* [http://www.italycyberguide.com/Art/artistsarchite/odazzi.htm Italycyberguide entry]
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