Gaetano Fanti
Gaetano Fanti (1687 – 27 September 1759) was an Italian fresco painter born in Bologna, Papal States.
Also recorded as Ercole Antonio Gaetano Fanti · Giovanni Gaetano Fanti
Gaetano Fanti
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- Born
- 1687 · Bologna.
- Died
- 1759 · Vienna.
- Occupation
- painter · exhibition curator · architect
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Gaetano Fanti (1687 – 27 September 1759) was an Italian fresco painter born in Bologna, Papal States.
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• Illustration — Ceiling by Fanti at Melk Abbey In 1715 Fanti was appointed by Prince Eugene of Savoy in Vienna. Together with figure painters such as Johann Michael Rottmayr, Paul Troger and Bartolomeo Altomonte he was involved in major frescoes. He is particularly noted for his work in Austria, including on the Karlskirche, the Melk Abbey, the Belvedere Palace and the Klosterneuburg Monastery. He died in Vienna.
Město Brno, Dominikánské náměstí 196/1, Nová radnice. Sněmovní sál, kde zasedá zastupitelstvo města Brna. Jedna z nástěnných maleb malíře Ercola Gaetana Fantiho zobrazujích panovníky z rodu Habsburků, kteří nesli titul markraběte moravského. Pozice mezi okny na jižní stěně druhá od zadu: Rudolf II. (1576–1608)
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Město Brno, Dominikánské náměstí 196/1, Nová radnice. Sněmovní sál, kde zasedá zastupitelstvo města Brna. Jedna z nástěnných maleb malíře Ercola Gaetana Fantiho zobrazujích panovníky z rodu Habsburků, kteří nesli titul markraběte moravského. Pozice mezi oknem a dveřmi na jižní stěně druhá od předu: Ferdinand II. (1619 a 1620–1637)
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1687
Gaetano Fanti was born on 1 January 1687.
1759
Gaetano Fanti died on 27 September 1759.
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