- Sebastiano Ghezzi
Sebastiano Ghezzi (1580-1645) was an Italian painter and architect of the
Baroque period.Born in
Comunanza nearAscoli Piceno , he traveled toBologna , where he derived instruction in design fromGuercino . He however became more popular as an architect. He was named Papal engineer byPope Urban VIII , and awarded a knighthood of the Cross. His son Giuseppe was known as a painter; his grandson, Pier Leone, has become known for his ink caricatures. Sebastiano frescoed the lunettes (1612-1613) in the cloister of S. Domenico in Ascoli, where he left a self-portrait. The frescoes are now significantly decayed [ [http://www.liceostabili.it/liceoginnasio/docpdf/brochure%20sandomenic.pdf| Pamphlet on Convent] ] , He also painted the main altar for the church of San Francesco in Comunanza [ [http://www.parcopiceno.com/comunan.html Comunanza website] ] .References
*cite book | first=Giovanni|last=Rosini| year=1847| title=Storia della Pittura Italiana esposta coi Monumenti, (Época Quarta: dal Carracci all'Appiani); Volume VII| editor =| pages=p. 83| publisher= Niccolò Capurro|location=Pisa; Original from Oxford University digitized Jan 4, 2007 | id= |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=utMFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA3&dq=Giovanni+Rosini+epoca+quarta| authorlink=
* [http://www.cultura.marche.it/CMDirector.aspx?cat=697 Guide to "Ghezzi nelle Marche"] .
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