Giovanni Battista Caccioli
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Giovanni Battista Caccioli (1623–1675) was an Italian
painter of the Baroque
period.
Caccioli was born in Budrio
and trained in Bologna
, where he was a figure painter for the collaborative effort in quadratura of Giovanni Giacomo Monti
and Baldassare Bianchi
.
His son Giuseppe Antonio Caccioli
was also a painter.
Italy
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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.
Caccioli was born in Budrio
Budrio
Budrio is a town and comune in the province of Bologna, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy; it is located 15 km E of Bologna.Budrio has two high schools, including a lyceum, a post office, banks, a communal theatre, a swimming pool and several squares...
and trained in Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
, where he was a figure painter for the collaborative effort in quadratura of Giovanni Giacomo Monti
Giovanni Giacomo Monti
Giovanni Giacomo Monti was an Italian painter of the Baroque period.He trained with Agostino Mitelli, the pre-eminent quadratura painter from Bologna. Monti became a colleague of Baldassare Bianchi, Mitelli's son-in-law. This partnership also met with success particularly at Mantua, where they...
and Baldassare Bianchi
Baldassare Bianchi
Baldassare Bianchi was an Italian painter of the Baroque period.He was born in Bologna, and was first a pupil of Giovanni Paderna, but after Paderna's death, he trained with Agostino Mitelli, the pre-eminent quadratura painter from Bologna. Bianchi married Mitelli's daughter. Bianchi became a...
.
His son Giuseppe Antonio Caccioli
Giuseppe Antonio Caccioli
Giuseppe Antonio Caccioli was an Italian painter of the Baroque period.- Biography :Giuseppe Antonio Caccioli was born in Bologna. When he was three, his father died, and he was taught the art of painting by his tutors from a very early age...
was also a painter.