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Artists›Gaetano Gandolfi

Gaetano Gandolfi

1734

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/chndm_1938-88-4361
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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.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (23)

Death of Marcus Curtius

1799 · black chalk (stumped in places) and brush and black chalk wash

Sheet: 40.8 x 30.7 cm (16 1/16 x 12 1/16 in.); Secondary Support: 52.2 x 42.2 cm (20 9/16 x 16 5/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Alexander the Great Offering His Concubine Campaspe to the Painter Apelles

1793 · Black chalk (stumped), highlighted with white, on brownish paper

12-1/16 x 16-7/8 in. (30.6 x 42.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Sacrifice of Iphigenia

1789 · Oil on canvas

26 7/8 × 18 in. (68.3 × 45.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sketch of a Head (verso)

1780 · blue pastel (head); random pastel marks

Sheet: 31.5 x 43.6 cm (12 3/8 x 17 3/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Head of a Young Man (recto) Sketch of a Head (verso)

1780 · black chalk with red chalk, heightened with traces of white chalk (black and red chalk stumped in places)

Sheet: 43.6 x 31.5 cm (17 3/16 x 12 3/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Head of a Young Man (recto)

1780 · black chalk with red chalk, heightened with traces of white chalk (black and red chalk stumped in places)

Sheet: 43.6 x 31.5 cm (17 3/16 x 12 3/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Holy Family

1776 · oil on canvas

Framed: 105.5 x 87 x 6 cm (41 9/16 x 34 1/4 x 2 3/8 in.); Unframed: 87 x 68.5 cm (34 1/4 x 26 15/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Gezicht op de Magdalena-kerk in de Strada San Donato te Bologna

1767 · pen on paper, chalk, graphite (mineral), ink

width: 225 cm, height: 326 cm

Rijksmuseum

Ulysses Before Circe, Mercury Behind

1766 · Red chalk, with touches of wetted red chalk, on cream laid paper

49.9 × 35.9 cm (19 11/16 × 14 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Head of a Bishop

1765 · Oil on canvas

18 3/8 x 14 7/8 in. (46.7 x 37.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Vestal Virgin Tuccia

1754 · Pen and brown, with brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk, on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory wove paper and tipped onto cream laid paper

20 × 12.8 cm (7 7/8 × 5 1/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Reclining Male Nude

1750 · red chalk (stumped)

Sheet: 26.5 x 38.2 cm (10 7/16 x 15 1/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Rape of Persephone

1750 · Etching

Plate: 2 3/4 x 4 5/16 in. (7 x 11 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Five Grotesque Heads

1750 · pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash over black chalk

Sheet: 29.5 x 20.2 cm (11 5/8 x 7 15/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Pelgrims

1744 · etching on paper

height: 114 cm, width: 72 cm

Rijksmuseum

Schetsblad met karikaturen

1744 · brush on ink, paper

width: 226 cm, height: 154 cm

Rijksmuseum

Kop van een heilige met rozenkrans

1744 · etching on paper

height: 110 cm, width: 98 cm

Rijksmuseum

Heilige Familie met de jonge Johannes de Doper

1744 · etching on paper

width: 87 cm, height: 130 cm

Rijksmuseum

Heilige Familie

1744 · etching on paper

height: 213 cm, width: 153 cm

Rijksmuseum

Marcus Curtius Leaping into the Chasm

1734 · Black chalk

10 7/16 x 8in. (26.5 x 20.3cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A Martyr Saint Reading

1734 · Pen and brown ink, brush and wash

10 1/8 x 7 1/4in. (25.7 x 18.4cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Three Female Heads

1734 · Pen and brown ink

sheet: 7 15/16 x 10 1/4 in. (20.2 x 26 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Female Head

1592 · Red chalk on ivory laid paper, laid down on blue paper

34.5 × 28.8 cm (13 5/8 × 11 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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23 published of 23 catalogued · 23 with image

Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Met
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Rijksmuseum
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Art Institute Chicago
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10 entries · 1 sources

Pelgrims
1744 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Schetsblad met karikaturen
1744 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Gezicht op de Magdalena-kerk in de Strada San Donato te Bologna
1767 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Kop van een heilige met rozenkrans
1744 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Heilige Familie met de jonge Johannes de Doper
1744 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
The Holy Family
1776 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Death of Marcus Curtius
1799 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Head of a Young Man (recto)
1780 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Reclining Male Nude
1750 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Head of a Young Man (recto) Sketch of a Head (verso)
1780 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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