Saturday, November 29, 2014

Giuseppe Ghezzi

Baptism of Christ
San Silvestro in Capite

Giuseppe Ghezzi 1634 - 1721
Giuseppe Ghezzi was a Baroque artist, illustrator and permanent secretary of the Accademia di San Luca and personal adviser to many of Rome's art collectors.
He was born in The Marches and was the son and pupil of artist and engraver Sebastiano Ghezzi.
He painted many altarpieces and portraits and mainly worked in Rome after moving there in around 1660.
His first work in Rome was an altarpiece in 1674 for Santa Maria del Suffragio. It was also the year that he became a member of the Accademia di San Luca.
He went on to paint two altarpieces for the Chiesa Nuova in 1695 and 1702, the Creation of Adam and the Resurrection of the Dead.
His son, Pier Leone Ghezzi also became an artist. 

Giuseppe Ghezzi Art in Rome
Santa Cecilia in Trastevere 
Saints Stephen and Lawrence
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica
Santa Annunziata
San Silvestro in Capite
Santa Maria del Suffragio
Chiesa Nuova
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