About Gaetano Fanti
Lived 1687 – 1759 (aged 71–72). Gaetano Fanti was a painter, exhibition curator and architect.
Gaetano Fanti (1687 – 27 September 1759) was an Italian fresco painter born in Bologna, Papal States.
Biography
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.
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Who was Gaetano Fanti?
Austrian painter (1687-1759)
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Gaetano Fanti was born in 1687 in Bologna.
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Gaetano Fanti died on 27 September 1759 in Vienna.
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Gaetano Fanti was a painter, exhibition curator and architect.
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