Girolamo Cialdieri
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Girolamo Cialdieri was born at Urbino
in 1593, and was a scholar of Claudio Ridolfi
. He painted several pictures at Rome for the churches. His best work is the 'Martyrdom of St. John,' in San Bartolommeo
. Lanzi
describes him as possessing great facility of hand and amenity of colour, and commends his style of painting landscape, and his knowledge of architecture, which he was fond of introducing in the backgrounds of his pictures. He flourished about 1640.
Urbino
Urbino is a walled city in the Marche region of Italy, south-west of Pesaro, a World Heritage Site notable for a remarkable historical legacy of independent Renaissance culture, especially under the patronage of Federico da Montefeltro, duke of Urbino from 1444 to 1482...
in 1593, and was a scholar of Claudio Ridolfi
Claudio Ridolfi
Claudio Ridolfi was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period.Ridolfi was born in Verona, and was active mainly in Rome and Urbino...
. He painted several pictures at Rome for the churches. His best work is the 'Martyrdom of St. John,' in San Bartolommeo
San Bartolomeo all'Isola
The Basilica of St. Bartholomew on the Island is a titular minor basilica, located in Rome, Italy. It was founded at the end of the 10th century by Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor. It contains the relics of St...
. Lanzi
Luigi Lanzi
Luigi Lanzi was an Italian art historian and archaeologist.Born in Treia, Lanzi was educated as a priest. He entered the Order of the Jesuits, resided at Rome and in 1773 was appointed keeper of the galleries of Florence, where he became president of the Accademia della Crusca...
describes him as possessing great facility of hand and amenity of colour, and commends his style of painting landscape, and his knowledge of architecture, which he was fond of introducing in the backgrounds of his pictures. He flourished about 1640.