Bernardino Gagliardi was an Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 painter of the Baroque

Baroque

The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...

 period, active mainly in Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

. Born in città di Castello

Città di Castello

Città di Castello is a city and comune in the province of Perugia, in the northern part of the Umbria region of Italy. It is situated on a slope of the Apennines, on the flood plain of the river Tiber. The city is north of Perugia and south of Cesena on the S3bis. It is connected to the A1...

. He was a pupil initially of Rinaldo Rinaldi in his native city, then of the painter Avanzino Nucci

Avanzino Nucci

Avanzino Nucci was an Italian painter of the late-Renaissance period.He was born in Città di Castello and died in Rome. He trained with Niccolò Circignani . Bernardino Gagliardi was one of his pupils. His paintings can be found in the Roman churches of San Rocco all'Augusteo, San Silvestro al...

. He was titled a cavalieri by the Pope.

In Rome, he painted the altarpiece San Pellegrino in the church of San Marcello al Corso

San Marcello al Corso

San Marcello al Corso is a church in Rome, Italy, devoted to Pope Marcellus I. It is located in via del Corso, the ancient via Lata, connecting Piazza Venezia to Piazza del Popolo....

. He also painted in the cloister of San Francesco in Trevi

Trevi

Trevi is an ancient town and comune in Umbria, Italy, on the lower flank of Monte Serano overlooking the wide plain of the Clitunno river system. It is 10 km SSE of Foligno and 20 km north of Spoleto....

, Umbria. Also called Bernardo Gagliardi. He appears to be different from his contemporary, Filippo Gagliardi

Filippo Gagliardi

Filippo Gagliardi was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Rome. He collaborated with Filippo Lauri and Andrea Sacchi. He also helped in the renovation of San Martino ai Monti . He contributed illustrated architectural perspectives to Ferrari's Hesperides and became principe...

. He was instructed Horatio Gerretti of Perugia

Perugia

Perugia is the capital city of the region of Umbria in central Italy, near the River Tiber, and the capital of the province of Perugia. The city is located about north of Rome. It covers a high hilltop and part of the valleys around the area....

.