Gaetano Gandolfi
1734–1802 · Neoclassicism
Gaetano Gandolfi was an Italian painter, draughtsman and sculptor of the late Baroque period, mainly active in and around Bologna. He is known for his biblical, mythological and allegorical subjects, as well as his portraits and nudes. He was both a painter on canvas and a fresco painter. Gaetano and his older brother Ubaldo were among the leading artists in Italy during their lifetime. This reputation was earned by the excellent quality of their work, which lead to numerous major commissions from courts all over Europe.
38 paintings
- The Holy Family (1776)
- Diana's judgement of the nymph Callisto
- The Holy Family
- Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery (1775)
- The Holy Family
- Saint Liborius (1780)
- Bearded man, bust-length in profile, wearing a brown coat (1770)
- Profile of a female head girded with jewels (1786)
- Portrait of Giovanna Spisani, the artist's wife (1763)
- Young woman dressed as Minerva (1777)
- Bust portrait of a young woman with her hair up (1777)
- Samson captured by the Philistines (1789)
- Self-portrait with palette (1763)
- Portrait of a young man, bust-length, wearing a red cap and gesturing to the viewer (1771)
- Head of an Old Man (1784)
- Armida in the Garden of Delights (1770)
- Erminia amongst the Shepherds (1770)
- Allegory of beauty (1779)
- Allegory of Wealth (1779)
- Study of a Lady Contemplating a Skull (1791)
- Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery (1775)
- Bust of bearded old man with bowed head (1777)
- Bust of man with head turned upward (1777)
- Adoration of the Shepherds (1798)
- Diana and Endymion (1787)
- Orpheus and Eurydice fleeing Hades (1785)
- The Marriage at Cana (1766)
- The Sacrifice of Iphigenia (1789)
- Study of an Oriental Head for 'The Marriage at Cana' (1770)
- Diana and Callisto (1787)
- The Liberation of Saint Peter (1770)
- Head of a Boy (1770)
- Venus Ordering Armor for Aeneas at Vulcan's Forge (1770)
- Venus Ordering Armor for Aeneas at Vulcan's Forge (1775)
- Saints Petronius of Bologna and Bernardin of Siena (1750)
- The Judgement of Solomon (1770)
- Head of a Bishop (ca. 1770)
- The Sacrifice of Iphigenia (1789)