Alessandro Gherardini (1655 - 1723) — Auction price
Lot 155 ALESSANDRO GHERARDINI (FLORENCE 1655-1723 LIVORNO)
Alessandro Gherardini (1655 - 1723)
Old Master Paintings and Sculpture: Part II
Alessandro Gherardini
16.11.1655 - 1723
Italy
Alessandro Gherardini was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Florence. He was the pupil of the painter Alessandro Rosi. In Florence, he painted a Crucifixion for the Monastery of the Augustines adjacent to Santa Maria dei Candeli; and frescoes from the Life of St. Anthony for the Convent of San Marco. He painted frescoes on the Life of Alexander the Great for Casa Orlandini. He is described as a competitor for commissions in Florence with Anton Domenico Gabbiani. Among Gherardini's pupils was Sebastiano Galeotti, who later moved to Genoa.
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Old Master Paintings and Sculpture: Part II
Date: 31.01.2024 14:00 UTC -05:00
Number of lots in the catalog: 133