Giulio Quaglio (painter)
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Giulio Quaglio the elder (1610-1658 or after) was an Italian
Italy
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 painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...

 of fresco
Fresco
Fresco is any of several related mural painting types, executed on plaster on walls or ceilings. The word fresco comes from the Greek word affresca which derives from the Latin word for "fresh". Frescoes first developed in the ancient world and continued to be popular through the Renaissance...

es.

He was a follower of Tintoretto
Tintoretto
Tintoretto , real name Jacopo Comin, was a Venetian painter and a notable exponent of the Renaissance school. For his phenomenal energy in painting he was termed Il Furioso...

. He is known to have worked in Vienna
Vienna
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, Salzburg
Salzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...

, and Ljubljana
Ljubljana
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. His son, Giulio the younger, was born in Como
Como
Como is a city and comune in Lombardy, Italy.It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como....

 and established himself in the Friuli
Friuli
Friuli is an area of northeastern Italy with its own particular cultural and historical identity. It comprises the major part of the autonomous region Friuli-Venezia Giulia, i.e. the province of Udine, Pordenone, Gorizia, excluding Trieste...

 about the end of the 17th century. He is best known for frescoes at the chapel of the Monte di Pietà, at Udine
Udine
Udine is a city and comune in northeastern Italy, in the middle of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region, between the Adriatic sea and the Alps , less than 40 km from the Slovenian border. Its population was 99,439 in 2009, and that of its urban area was 175,000.- History :Udine is the historical...

. He died in 1720. They are both part of a large family of artists and architects from the town of Laino
Laino
Laino is a comune in the Province of Como in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan and about north of Como. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 514 and an area of 6.8 km²....

, between Lake Garda
Lake Garda
Lake Garda is the largest lake in Italy. It is located in Northern Italy, about half-way between Brescia and Verona, and between Venice and Milan. Glaciers formed this alpine region at the end of the last ice age...

 and Lake Como
Lake Como
Lake Como is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. It has an area of 146 km², making it the third largest lake in Italy, after Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore...

, and which included Giuseppe Quaglio
Giuseppe Quaglio
Giuseppe Quaglio was an Italian painter and stage designer, active in scene painting in Mannheim, Frankfurt, and Ludwigsburg....

 and his sons Lorenzo the younger
Lorenzo Quaglio the Younger
Lorenzo Quaglio the Younger was a genre painter and lithographer, born in Munich to the long Italian pedigree of Quaglios.-Life:...

, Simon
Simon Quaglio
Simon Quaglio was a German stage designer of Italian extraction. He worked mainly in Munich, and was among the first designers to use built scenery instead of painted flats. He designed over 100 productions during his career. Simon was part of the Quaglio family originally from the town of...

, and Domenico
Domenico Quaglio
Domenico Quaglio is the name of:* Domenico Quaglio the Elder , Italian painter* Domenico Quaglio the Younger , Italian painter, son of Giuseppe Quaglio...

; Lorenzo Quaglio the elder; and Giovanni Maria Quaglio and his son.
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