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Giovanni Battista Gaulli

Italian painter of the late Baroque (1639-1709)
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Summary

Giovanni Battista Gaulli was born on May 8, 1639[1], in Genoa[2]. He died on April 2, 1709[3], in Rome[4]. He worked as a painter[5], sculptor[6], fresco painter[7], and visual artist[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,342 views/month, #7,254 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Place of birth: Génova[10]
  • Country of citizenship: Republic of Genoa[11]
  • Notable work: Conversion of Paul[12], The Sermon of St. John the Baptist[13], A Blessed Abbess Receiving the Host from the Hands of Christ[14], Paintings by Giovanni Battista Gaulli il Baciccio in the Uffizi Gallery[15], The Thanksgiving of Noah[16]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[17]
  • Sex or gender: male[18]
  • Genre: portrait[19], fresco painting[20]
  • Commons category: Baciccio[21]
  • Family name: Gaulli[22]
  • Given name: Giovanni Battista[23], Giovan Battista[24]
  • Work location: Rome[25], Parma[26], Genoa[27]
  • Described at URL: https://www.solisprints.co.uk/pages/artist-giovanni-battista-gaulli[28]
  • Student of: Luciano Borzone[29]
  • Depicted by: Self-portrait[30]
  • Described by source: 1000 Mesterværker: Europæisk malerkunst fra 13. til 19. århundrede[31], BEIC Digital Library[32], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[33], The Catholic Encyclopedia[34]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Italian[35]
  • Commons Creator page: Giovanni Battista Gaulli[36]

Why It Matters

Giovanni Battista Gaulli has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] He is known by 91 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

FAQs

Where was Giovanni Battista Gaulli born?

Giovanni Battista Gaulli was born in Genoa[2].

Where did Giovanni Battista Gaulli die?

Giovanni Battista Gaulli passed away in Rome[4].

What did Giovanni Battista Gaulli do for work?

Giovanni Battista Gaulli worked as a painter[5], sculptor[6], fresco painter[7], and visual artist[8].

Related Entities

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Italian Baroque Painting (1962). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . museabrugge.be. Retrieved . museabrugge.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . digitale.beic.it. digitale.beic.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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