Giovanni Benedetto Paolazzi

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Giovanni Benedetto Paolazzi (1700–1788) was an Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, active in Bologna, mainly in ornamental and quadratura painting.

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Biography

He trained initially under Antonio Dardani, and learned quadratura from Tommaso Aldrovandini. [1] He was a member of the Accademia Clementina and died in Bologna. [2] Paolazzi help decorate some of the rooms in the Palazzo Malvezzi Campeggi. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Annali della città di Bologna dalle sua origine al 1796, by Salvatore Muzzi; Bologna, 1846, Volume 8, page 743.
  2. ↑ Guida del forestiere per la città di Bologna e suoi sobborghi, by Girolamo Bianconi; 1820, page 525.
  3. ↑ Memoria di Bologna, comune website on the palace Malvezzi Campeggi.


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