Domenico Quaglio (1787 - 1837)

Domenico Quaglio

Johann Dominicus Quaglio was an Italian-born German painter of the first half of the 19th century. He is known as an architectural painter and graphic artist of the Romantic era, theater artist, lithographer and printmaker.

Quaglio traveled to various countries, which became a source of inspiration for his many works. He depicted medieval churches, castles, ruins and cities in his works. The master was one of the first to use lithography to recreate Gothic structures in graphic form. His works are historical and architectural documents of the time.

Quaglio was court painter to the Bavarian throne and a member of the Munich and Berlin Academies of Arts. He is considered by critics to have brought architectural painting back to a respectable level.